Q: Can a shareholder/co-owner legally hire their spouse (another shareholder) to do payroll?
One of the co-owner/shareholder has his wife working as the accountent and doing payroll? My hours and an employees hours have been changed and done incorrectly. As well as ive been told as a shareholder the other shareholder could fire me as an employee and i wouldnt be allowed to be in shop
A:
In small companies shareholders do lots of stuff, including bookkeeping and payroll.
As to the power struggle over the corporation, you need to consult a lawyer who can analyze how it was set up and who has what say so.
A: It is not possible to answer this question without having additional information. It would depend on how the corporation is structured and who has the power to hire employees.
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