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Originally Posted by prtofcali
Good point about me being liable for them. Not sure how that works.
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It works through a common law distinction between an "employee" and an "independent contractor".
If the customers pay the money to you, and then you pay the girls, they are your employees and you're liable for their torts, occupational health and safety, maternity leave, and lots of other expenses.
If the customers pay the money to the girl, who then gives you a cut, they are an independent contractor, so if one of the girls hurts a customer (or gets a fine from the police) - you're not liable for her actions.
In terms being responsible for the girls being hurt - it doesn't matter whether they are an employee or an independent contractor. The "neighbour principle" in the law of negligence will hold you liable if you could reasonably foresee a kind of harm being caused to the girls but did nothing about it.
Exclusion clauses may apply (i.e. I'm not responsible for what might happen to you at this job), but the court may strike them down in a whole range of circumstances.