I think that really depends on the particular circumstances and the company.
There are also legal implications the company would have to consider if the person were truly hired as an employee and are paying them as an employee. That employee is representing the company while they are working. If the employee is hiring their own contractors to perform the work while on company time, the company could be responsible for those contractors.
This is really no different than sitting at a desk in the office and hiring 3rd party contractors, without company approval, to perform work for the company.
If I were in charge of this person, I would treat them the same way whether they were remote or in the office. I would have a conversation with them. I would give them a written warning explaining that this can not happen. I would pay much closer attention to their work. Then if they continued doing it, I would fire them.
If the person were a contractor, then I feel things are very different. I usually think of a contractor more like an independent service provider. In my mind I am not contracting work to a specific person. I am contracting work out to a specific entity. If that entity is a single person or a person with several others working with them, I don't really care. However if they hide things from me and are not honest, I will not continue to work with them.
With remote workers, it all comes down to trust. If you are honest and do honest work, then you will be successful. If you are not honest, people will find out and it will continually be more difficult to find remote work.
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Do you think the companies will fire a remote developer if he let them know about his working procedure?
I think that really depends on the particular circumstances and the company.
There are also legal implications the company would have to consider if the person were truly hired as an employee and are paying them as an employee. That employee is representing the company while they are working. If the employee is hiring their own contractors to perform the work while on company time, the company could be responsible for those contractors.
This is really no different than sitting at a desk in the office and hiring 3rd party contractors, without company approval, to perform work for the company.
If I were in charge of this person, I would treat them the same way whether they were remote or in the office. I would have a conversation with them. I would give them a written warning explaining that this can not happen. I would pay much closer attention to their work. Then if they continued doing it, I would fire them.
If the person were a contractor, then I feel things are very different. I usually think of a contractor more like an independent service provider. In my mind I am not contracting work to a specific person. I am contracting work out to a specific entity. If that entity is a single person or a person with several others working with them, I don't really care. However if they hide things from me and are not honest, I will not continue to work with them.
With remote workers, it all comes down to trust. If you are honest and do honest work, then you will be successful. If you are not honest, people will find out and it will continually be more difficult to find remote work.