Little Lamb Case Study

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EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
Little Lamb is a company that is on the rise. At this point in time when it is experiencing the paradigm shift, Mary happens to be the Company’s target group. As a skilled programmer with vast skills attained from far and wide, she leases her expertise to Little Lamb on grounds of an independent contractor. By so doing, she was not tied to the usage of the company’s infrastructure but was expected to offer the company her wealth of experience while using her own programming repertoire.
Mary is an independent programmer. This is explained by the employment conditions that have been offered to her by Little Lamb. In the company, there is a special project that is seasonal. As for such, it only calls for outsourcing …show more content…

This is a possible reason as to why Mary fell out with her employer. To add on, the usage of programming resources is also to blame. Initially, when Mary’s rights as an individual contractor were held and respected, the company enjoyed and relished her presence in the company. Now when the supervisor requires her to render her services using the company resources, Mary is tied to the company rules and regulations. Ideally speaking, she switches lanes from being an independent contractor to a full time employee of the company. According to Reilly (2001) Mary is expected to adhere and respond to company work schedules and ethics. On reporting to work at a certain time, Mary has to adhere to this schedule. It is this switch of lanes from an independent contractor to a full time employee that costs her stay in Little …show more content…

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