“I chose to hire and that brings a big set of issues.”
IF your workers are “Employees” yes that comes with many issues. An alternative is to have contract labor but you must meet certain criteria to be able to do that.
Contract labor is where that worker operates as his own business and is responsible for his own taxes, insurances and all that goes with that.
The IRS provides a list of criteria / points that the worker must meet to be classed as contract labor but if you can qualify that way it saves a world of trouble.
Thanks, yes I used to use a lot of 1099s and subcontractors but found it to be problematic.
Its a delicate balance but I found employees tend to be more responsive to be where I need them when I need them there.