Legitimacy of regular employee forced to become contract employee. [more inside]
posted by Oireachtac on Dec 16, 2009 - 19 answers

Flat-out asking for a government contract during a cold call: feasible or terrible? [more inside]
posted by cranberrymonger on Jun 11, 2009 - 3 answers

How do you balance employee rights vs company needs in an employment contract? [more inside]
posted by tracicle on May 19, 2009 - 13 answers

Australian Industrial Relations / Contract Law: when a job offer isn't worth the paper it's written on, what recourse does one have? [more inside]
posted by Ultimate Sockpuppet the Second on Nov 13, 2008 - 7 answers

I've been offered a new contract/consulting job where I would be paid not by the hour or for a specific deliverable, but at a flat weekly rate. Under this arrangement, how might I make intellectual property distinctions between works that will belong to this client, and outside works I may do for myself or others? [more inside]
posted by weston on Apr 8, 2008 - 12 answers

Today, my employer game a form to fill in regarding my health. On it were the usual questions about diabetes and epilepsy and such. But there were also questions about things like whether I've had/currently have irritable bowel syndrome (WTF?), how much alcohol I drink per week, whether or not I smoke, etc. Looooong question.... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 4, 2008 - 15 answers

I handed my notice in at work yesterday (1 weeks notice). But I'm confused as to when my contract actually expires. I'm in the UK. [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Nov 24, 2007 - 7 answers

Will budgeting help? [more inside]
posted by frosty_hut on Apr 9, 2007 - 22 answers

A friend of mine (really) recently found an opportunity to move to a different team within our company—certainly a promotion for him. Word got down to his existing management, and they said they would "block" him from moving, because they need him for an event later this year. Is that legal, and what can he do? [more inside]
posted by symphonik on Feb 8, 2007 - 15 answers

Two-part question about non-compete contracts... [more inside]
posted by notsnot on Apr 11, 2006 - 22 answers

Can I break a temp-agency contract to work full-time? If so, how? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 4, 2006 - 12 answers

I signed a contract to work for six months with a local company. That job starts in mid September. Now, another company wants to interview me that pays more and is closer to home. [more inside]
posted by PHINC on Aug 30, 2005 - 12 answers

So you're self-employed, and you sign a contract for a moderate-sized, long-term gig (worth $5,000 or so/year), and...you lose your copy of the contract. Your relations with this company over the years have been overwhelmingly friendly and positive. What do you do? Just ask them nicely for a copy?
posted by anonymous on Jan 22, 2005 - 12 answers