[slovenlyrobot]

It eliminates the sizeable premium that previously attracted skilled labour to the instability of contracting. Without premium, why bother with the risk?

FWIW, prior to the recent change, I believe the situation had been the status quo since well into the 90s. I only started contracting circa 2007

[CydeWeys]

Why would it eliminate the premium? Companies would still be willing to pay extra for shorter term highly skilled workers that produce results.

And if that premium only existed because the company wasn't having to pay the employment taxes and benefits that they should, then it deserves to go away. It was tax avoidance, not an actual premium.