FedEx Independent Contractors
Please read the case study at the end of Chapter 6 entitled “FedEx’s Independent
Contractors: Is the Company Really Recruiting Employees?”.
Write a 2 page paper. Include a discussion of the following:
- Describe why FedEx’s delivery agreement blurs the line between being an employee of the company and being an independent contractor for the company.
- How should the company address the interpretative problems associated with its delivery agreement with independent contractors?
Include a cover sheet and 2-3 references. Only 2 to 3 website reference will be allowed (not Wikipedia). Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th ed., 2nd printing when writing and submitting assignments and papers
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When FedEx Package Delivery Company decided to hire the services of independent contractors, the arrangement was to allow the independent contractors to act as an independent legal entity. This was by the contractor purchasing vehicles appropriate as per the company’s delivery specification and to deliver according to the specified delivery schedules of the company with sound managerial approaches. However when the delivery company started to control the activities of the independent contractor…………..
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