That’s why I always say that even freelance workers should be subject to “office conditions.” I hope you solve your problem soon, but for now, I hope you’ve learned a thing or two; you need better control over your remote employee. For example, I have daily calls with my staff on https:/zoom.us/. I use https:/www.worktime.com/employee-monitoring and https:/www.atlassian.com/software/jira to track their productivity. It really helps avoid situations like this, trust me.