An independent contractor has benefited as one who does a “job for a price, decides how the work will be done, usually hires others to do the work, and depends for their income not upon wages, but upon the difference between what they pay for goods, materials and labor and what they receive for the end result, that is upon profits.” “A contingent worker is one whose job with an employer is temporary, is sporadic, or differs in any way from the norm of full-time employment. As used by the EEOC, the term “contingent worker” includes those who are hired by an employer through a staffing firm, as well as temporary, seasonal, and part-time workers, and those considered to be independent contractors rather than employees”(Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2007). With that an employee of Cost Club will following the policies and procedures set for them. This includes the details of their job. The location they work, how many hours they work, what benefits are offered to them and any other factors that are related to employment.
QCF Health and Social care level 2 206-The Role of the Health and Social Care Worker. 1. Explain how a working relationship is different to a personal relationship. A working relationship is significantly different to a personal relationship in as much that the reasons you are involved with a particular person are clear, it is part of your job and are in the interest of the people you support, there will be: * Specific objectives and purpose * Boundaries * Professional codes of conduct * Employer policies and procedures * Time limits * Being in some cases a one way relationship The support plan will define expected outcomes. A personal relationship is not monitored by a regulator and follows an unwritten code about how people behave towards one another.
All auditors are held to a code of ethics. The main principles in this code include integrity, objectivity, confidentiality and competency. Ethics case 1-8 asks the question, “How might an auditor’s ethics be challenged while performing an audit?” It is argued that an auditor cannot be truly objective if they are collecting a fee from the company whom they are auditing (Spiceland, Sepe, & Nelson, 2013). For this case we will focus on objectivity. As an auditor one is required to remain objective, an auditor should at all times remain independent in fact and appearance.
The agent is, thus, required to negotiate on behalf of the principal or bring him and third parties into contractual relationship Employment: An employer is a person or institution that hires employees or workers. Employers offer hourly wages or a salary in exchange for the worker's labor power, depending upon whether the employee is paid by the hour or a set rate per pay period. Independent contractor: An independent contractor is a natural person, business, or corporation which provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract or within a verbal agreement. Unlike an employee, an independent contractor does not work regularly for an employer but works as and when required, during which time she or he may be subject to the Law of Agency. Independent contractors are usually paid on a freelance basis.
Do apparent agency principles apply? How does apparent agency differ from the other types of agency principles? When is an employer responsible for the tortious actions of an employee? What does scope of employment have to do with the employer's liability? Does is matter if the agent is an independent contractor rather than an employee?
First, if the employee is required to remain on the employer's property, it will constitute employee compensation. This is because the employee's free time is limited while the employee waits to perform work. Second, if the employee is not mandated to remain at work, but their free time is restricted due to on-call restraints, it can require compensation. In Mr. Murphy's case, his freedom while on-call is limited in order to perform SWAT duties if needed. Since Mr. Murphy cannot spend his free time any way he wants, it should be compensated under FLSA regulations.
1.2 Describe the Duty of Care which affects your own practice It is important to only carry out duties that you are competent and confident in under taking the duty and it is important that the task are in your job description and declining care work that is not. Being accountable for your own decisions and actions, following standard procedures in all aspects of work including use of resources and equipment. 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the Duty of Care and an individual’s rights. You have a duty of care for the people you support, but they also have the right to make their own decisions about actions they want to take. Sometimes there can be conflict between a person’s rights and your duty of care.
The employees must keep company’s tangible assets and knowledgeable things. The company and its employees have obligation to protect their tangible and intangible assets. Generally, the protection of assets is most important part in profit entities. County of San Diego and G.M Financial conduct their businesses that elementally trust employees. Nevertheless, the reason that company adopts the code of ethics is forbid to fraud, theft, and corruption by
1) As a young engineer, you are instructed by your employer to prepare a bankable report for a prospective project based on the information provided by your employer. You have no access to ascertain the reliability of the information provided. In light of the IEM Regulations on Professional Conduct, how do you advise your employer so that you may complete your assignment with integrity? Engineering is a challenging profession compared to other professional profession. A challenge an engineer normally faced in his or her routine include instructed by their employee to prepare a bankable report but with no access to ascertain the reliability of the information provided.
Deontology is the study of duty. “The theory of deontology states that we are morally obliged to act in accordance with a certain set of principles/rules regardless of the outcome.” On Kant's view, the sole feature that gives an action moral worth is not the outcome that is achieved by the action, but the motive that is behind the action. (Plato). Kant’s ethical theories revolve around personal duty to make one’s actions produce a moral value and respect for other people. In the business and stakeholders context, Kant’s principle of respect for persons asserts that every human being is entitled to be treated not merely as a means to the achievement of the efforts of others, but as a being valuable in his or her own right; that each person is entitled to be respected as an end in himself or herself.