1.0 INTRODUCTION
In this 21st century the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor or self employed is difficult but an imperative one. An employee may be said to be an individual employed under a contract of employment and there is existence of employment relationship, while an independent contractor of self employed are persons entering a contact for service. For instance, if I require the services of a security guard from an outsourcing company, they security guard would be an employee of the outsourcing company and under a contract of service with the company. However I am at the option of hiring a fellow that is not employed to be my security guard, in this situation he is an independent contractor and he is providing a contract for service. Employment relationship exists between an employee and employer but not with independent contractor.
The employer and the employee have certain relationship that is present between the employer and the independent contractor. The differences are as follows

2.0 EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION Termination of employment
There are several ways by which contract of employment can be terminated by either the employee or employer which are.
2.1Termination by Notice
Notice to terminate an employment contract can be given by both the employer and the employee provided the time is reasonable and the number of notice. (s.86) [ ] it also provides the minimum period of notice to be given by the employer to terminate the contact of employment.
2.2 Summary dismissal
An employee who commits a gross miss conduct can be summarily dismissed without a given notice if it can be defensible .e.g. serious offence like stealing and insubordination will amount to summary dismissal in SINCLAIR V NEIGHBOR[ ] in this case, the plaintiff took money from his place of work without the permission of