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# Convert vendors to contractors

> We added the ability to convert a vendor to a contractor. This is useful when you want to treat the vendor like a team member or if you'd prefer to use contractor features for a vendor, instead of using the streamlined…

Please see these related help articles for more info:

* [Deciding when to add a contractor vs. a vendor](https://help.plane.com/en/articles/8768362)
* [How to convert a vendor to a contractor](https://help.plane.com/en/articles/8983198)

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/plane/APjN5Ky-SfHaSjNd/changelog/images/2024-02-21-convert-vendors-to-contractors/1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=APjN5Ky-SfHaSjNd&q=85&s=f91e301776f12d3620af28a956e90e3e" alt="Convert vendors to contractors" width="1120" height="495" data-path="changelog/images/2024-02-21-convert-vendors-to-contractors/1.png" />

## Other improvements and fixes

* When a US employee is added before US payroll has been enabled for your organization, the onboarding for the employee will be paused until it has been enabled
* When compensation is set for international employees, it will now always default to the local currency. Some countries were defaulting incorrectly to USD.
* We fixed a defect related to work location changes for US employees, in which some changes did not get applied to payroll immediately