How White-Glove Hourly Contracts Work
A White-Glove hourly contract is a full-service, managed contract: the professional works as an independent contractor, through their own company, or as a service partner's employee — never as Automate America's employee, and Automate America invoices the company and pays the professional on the contract's net terms — the company just interviews, selects, and approves timesheets.
Step by step
A company posts a White-Glove contract
The company posts an hourly contract with the skills, location, schedule and rate it needs. They choose White-Glove so Automate America manages the engagement end to end.
Professionals apply and interview
Qualified professionals apply. The company reviews profiles, interviews, and selects who they want — exactly like hiring, without the paperwork.
The Supplier Services Agreement is signed
An independent professional signs it as an independent contractor; a professional with their own company signs through that company as a supplier; a service partner applies its own W-2 employees. Nobody becomes an employee of Automate America.
The professional works and logs weekly timesheets
Work happens on the company’s schedule. The professional logs hours each week through the Automate America timesheet system in seconds.
The company approves timesheets
Each week the company approves the submitted hours.
Automate America invoices the company and pays the professional
Automate America invoices the company for approved hours and pays the professional by direct deposit on the net terms the company set for the contract. Automate America issues Form 1099-NEC where required.
For professionals
Never an employee of Automate America
You work as an independent contractor (Form 1099-NEC), through your own company as a supplier, or as your service partner’s W-2 employee.
Paid on the contract’s net terms
Direct deposit after your timesheet is approved, on the net terms shown on the contract. No chasing invoices.
No invoice-chasing
Automate America invoices the company and pays you — you never invoice the customer.
Flexible duration
Contracts run week to week — extend as long as it’s a fit, with no long lock-in.
For companies
One invoice
Automate America invoices you for approved hours. The professional never invoices you directly.
Scale on demand
Bring in skilled professionals when you need them and release when the project completes.
Terms you set
You set the rate and the net terms when you post the contract; they apply to every approved timesheet.
One simple workflow
You interview, select, and approve weekly timesheets. We handle invoicing and paying the professional.
Frequently asked questions
What does "White-Glove" mean on Automate America?
White-Glove is our full-service, managed hourly-contract option. The professional works as an independent contractor, through their own company, or as a service partner’s employee — never as Automate America’s employee; Automate America invoices the company and pays the professional on the contract’s net terms. The company simply interviews, selects, and approves weekly timesheets.
Am I an employee of Automate America on a White-Glove contract?
No. If you work for yourself you are an independent contractor: Automate America issues you Form 1099-NEC and you pay your own taxes. If you have your own company, your company is the supplier. If you work for a service partner, you are that service partner’s W-2 employee and it applies you to contracts. Overtime is paid at the overtime rate on the contract.
How and when do I get paid?
You log your hours each week and submit a timesheet. Once the company approves it, approved hours are paid by direct deposit on the net terms the company set for the contract (shown on the contract).
Who handles taxes and insurance?
An independent professional or supplier pays their own taxes and carries their own insurance, as the Supplier Services Agreement describes. A service partner pays, withholds for and insures its own employees. Automate America invoices the company, pays the professional or their company, and issues Form 1099-NEC where required.
Does the company pay the professional directly?
No. The company pays Automate America’s invoice on the contract’s net terms, and Automate America pays the professional. The company’s step is approving the weekly timesheet.
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