How Does Agency And Employment Affect Every Working American?

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Agency and Employment affects every working American, but what does it mean? This is the crux of this paper. Answering this question and elaborating on this question using analysis. Those three points are independent contractor, employment at will, and employer employee. Also, what is and what is not considered employment will be evaluated.
Agency is a “contract under which one party is authorized to contract for another” (Ashcroft, Ashcroft, & Patterson, 2014, p. 311). There are four items which can create a relationship agency. They are appointment, ratification, estoppel, and necessity. Agency are important due to the complex landscape of modern businesses. Since agency entails developing a contract deferring power for another to act on …show more content…

But to go further in depth employment is completed or occurring at the “employer’s designated workplace” (Heathfield, 2016). Where by the work being undertaken furthers the employer’s financial agenda. When an employee is engaged in employment they are entitled to compensation. Employment agreements can be enacted in a multitude of ways. Such a verbal, an example would be asking your neighbor if they would like for you to mow their lawn for a one-time compensation. Another method for engaging in employment is through email or letter. Implied is also another employment agreement, which can lead into a more official employment contract. For illustration of moving from implied to official employment contract, I had a friend who worked for a large company, who said he could get me hired. I just needed to study up on the industry. Two weeks later I was officially employed after meeting the office manager. (Heathfield, …show more content…

314). Examples of independent contractors would be mechanics, home builders, and plumbers among many others. What make a contractor is the scope and duration of the work and how employed. when it comes to mechanics they are contracted to fix a certain problem for a defined amount of money. For example, if the mechanic needs to replace the transmission the contract will cover the time it will take to replace the transmission and the other material needed to fulfil the desired outcome of the contract, to get the car back on the