<HTML>In terms of payment,there is no difference between contract and permanent. Both are paid by working hours. The major difference
between two is taxation. Contract workers can claim part of their
expenses, like gas,housing,phone bill, from their income tax, while
for permanent employee, there's so such benefit.Nomally, employer
don't have the obligation to buy insurance(life and others) for contract workers, while they have to provide it for permanent employees. Other difference are case-by-case.
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