When I was younger, I worked for my cousin, a labour job, and he hired some of the local natives. One guy didn't show up after a few days, but his brother did. He was put to work. Then a few days later, a cousin. Now oddly, they each could have had a job, but nope.

So I asked my cousin how he handled it, and he said he hired the one guy, and the cheque would be made out to the first guy, income taxes filed in his name, and he could square up with his relatives, or not.