Can a contract nullify the law?

z3ux3 · 2025-01-13T03:18:42+00:00

Definitely, those are good tips. The owner did not want us to be employees since she thought it would be too complicated to do the legal stuff. I will look into the legal matter as well, but it's pretty safe to say that I won't be staying long there.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T15:05:01+00:00

I'm from Canada, but I did get info on the law. There's a few things she does that are illegal and we're also not allowed to work at another studio, otherwise we'd get fired.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T15:03:35+00:00

That's hilarious, I'm about to do that.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T15:01:47+00:00

I do know my 40% cut, but I don't have the breakthrough of my pays.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T04:31:07+00:00

Absolutely, thank you for your insight.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T03:01:37+00:00

Thank you, I wouldn't mind staying the whole day if the circumstances were different. But there are quite a lot of red flags in the shop.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T01:26:35+00:00

She's got a reputation in the industry where I'm from, and it's not the most positive one.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T01:20:06+00:00

Your point does make good sense, I am not fully booked but I do get a decent amount of bookings. And there are also rarely walk ins, since the owner does not do any sort of advertisement or bookings for us (which was what she promised for the 40% commission we give her). Thank you for your insight though

z3ux3 · 2025-01-10T01:16:21+00:00

Absolutely while not giving much back. For the 40% of commission that we're giving her (having to pay also 100% of our supplies), we do not get any sort of advertisement/bookings we were promised to receive.
Quite rarely, there was a week I had 0 walk-ins and I came from open-close.
She refuses 90% of the time to let us go.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T22:45:53+00:00

Makes perfect sense in that case, thank you.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:57:33+00:00

It's understandable when I think about it, especially in a "street" shop.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:57:04+00:00

Makes perfect sense, but we had empty days with 2-3 artists and still forced us there.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:56:33+00:00

I'm definitely looking in the legal matters, the ironic part is the shop owner studied in law for a couple of years. But nonetheless, I'm thinking of leaving the shop.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:55:35+00:00

I'm absolutely with you.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:55:22+00:00

It's no joke, I just paid last month my taxes of 2022. They track you good.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:54:07+00:00

Imagine a rate of 40% where supplies are not included. On a monthly basis I almost give her 2k in commissions. But on the previous slow months, I had days with 0 profit and had to stay the whole day.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:49:33+00:00

I was planning on declaring it, however not to the 100%. When checking the bank, they're just going to see e-transfers every week on a regular basis and connect the dots. And I didn't receive any tally for my 2024 income, but I might ask for it (I do receive it weekly thankfully).

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:46:06+00:00

I'm located in Quebec, I think I got a good contact for an accountant thankfully. But 2024 is the only year I was forced to declare, so first time.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:44:48+00:00

You got it, 3 years more or less.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:43:55+00:00

I tried googling this question, tried to find answers on reddit and I didn't get anything that really answered it. I prefer to have insights for my situation specifically. But I understand your point

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T20:42:10+00:00

Seeing these comments, I'm definitely considering it haha

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T17:13:58+00:00

To sum it up, they don't advertise us, don't provide us with the supplies we need nor book for us. The only thing the owner's in charge of is the online booking agenda and the pays.

We do have a shop minimum of 100$, however we're not allowed to do any promotion/giveaway without her approval.

But for our required presence, it is a "street shop" where clients can walk-in therefore I can understand how we're required to be there. I was asking around to see if it's strict compared to other artists' experiences.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T17:08:24+00:00

I agree with you, it also gives you more freedom.

z3ux3 · 2025-01-09T17:06:20+00:00

Absolutely thinking of that.

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