{"id":56518,"date":"2021-06-09T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/appoint-a-consultant\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T04:42:26","slug":"appoint-a-consultant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/use-case\/appoint-a-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"Appoint a consultant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/use-case\/appoint-a-consultant\/#What_are_the_steps\" >What are the steps?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/use-case\/appoint-a-consultant\/#What_is_a_consultant\" >What is a consultant?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/use-case\/appoint-a-consultant\/#How_are_consultants_appointed\" >How are consultants appointed?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/use-case\/appoint-a-consultant\/#Why_do_I_need_a_consultancy_agreement\" >Why do I need a consultancy agreement?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/use-case\/appoint-a-consultant\/#Why_would_I_appoint_a_consultant_for_my_business\" >Why would I appoint a consultant for my business?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/use-case\/appoint-a-consultant\/#Client_case_study\" >Client case study<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-the-steps\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_steps\"><\/span>What are the steps?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a <a href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-nz\/consultancy-agreement\/\">Consultancy Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/appoint-a-consultant.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Appoint-a-consultant.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-a-consultant\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_consultant\"><\/span>What is a consultant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A consultant is essentially a freelancer that is not employed by the company but rather serves as an independent expert to provide a service to the client on a self-employed basis. Consultants are not protected by employment rights like company employees. The relationship between a client and a consultant is contractual and subject to less statutory regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does a consultant differ from a contractor? <\/strong>A consultant is a more advisory role. They are hired to evaluate a client\u2019s needs and provide expert solutions on the basis of their requirements whereas a contractor is hired to work according to the needs and guidelines of the clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-are-consultants-appointed\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_are_consultants_appointed\"><\/span>How are consultants appointed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Consultancy Agreement is a contract by which a company engages a consultant to provide services as an independent contractor. Under a Consultancy Agreement, a consultant is bound to provide their expertise or knowledge by understanding the client\u2019s requirements and finishing the project by the stated deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"call-to-action-buttons\">\n\t\t<div class=\"zegal-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-buttons\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-buttons-title-button cta-btn-layout-two\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Need to draft one now?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-btn-link cta-btn-link-1\" href=\"#register\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Key Terms You Should Know When Hiring a Consultant\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-do-i-need-a-consultancy-agreement\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_I_need_a_consultancy_agreement\"><\/span>Why do I need a consultancy agreement?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever you enter into any business arrangement, a certain amount of formalization is necessary. The Consultancy Agreement ensures you have formalized the expectations from both sides and everyone is clear about what is expected of them. A Consultancy Agreement is also vital to protect your business when it comes to things such as ownership of intellectual property and data protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"call-to-action-buttons\">\n\t\t<div class=\"zegal-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-buttons\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-buttons-title-button cta-btn-layout-two\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Need to draft one now?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-btn-link cta-btn-link-1\" href=\"#register\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsultancy Agreement\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-would-i-appoint-a-consultant-for-my-business\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_would_I_appoint_a_consultant_for_my_business\"><\/span>Why would I appoint a consultant for my business?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Appointing a consultant gives more freedom to the business compared with the hiring of a full-time employee because it involves less legal formalities and a lesser financial burden. A consultant also helps increase productivity because they have specialized knowledge in their respective fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-client-case-study\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Client_case_study\"><\/span>Client case study<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Devin Perera from <strong>ROCKET BC LIMITED<\/strong> uses Zegal to appoint a consultant.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the steps? What is a consultant? A consultant is essentially a freelancer that is not employed by the company but rather serves as an independent expert to provide a service to the client on a self-employed basis. Consultants are not protected by employment rights like company employees. 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