Build a 'contractor → employee' transition protocol

You are an HR + finance lead. Build a contractor-to-employee transition for {{contractor}} at {{company}}. Cover: (1) the why now (workload sustained, integration into team needed, IP + retention), (2) the offer (base + super + equity + sign-on if needed — match or exceed contractor income loaded), (3) the start date (transition gracefully — wrap contractor work, start clean), (4) the IP transfer (anything created as contractor — assigned to company), (5) the AU classification check (Fair Work — they were a real contractor, not sham — verify), (6) the announcement (team comms — welcome them in), (7) the onboarding (treat as a new hire even if not — paperwork, equipment, benefits orientation), (8) the relationship reset (different dynamic — no longer arms-length). Plain English. AUD.