Questions relating to the legal aspects of employment contracts.
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A potential role is a full-time position. How do I go about convincing them that a contract is better?
I've been primarily a contractor the last few years, as it affords me travel in-between contracts.
Now a really good role is coming up, and it's a perm position. It's a good job, but I really would ...
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Handling Contract Signing with a Client? [closed]
I recently began dwelling in the world of freelancing, and just finished negotiating with a client over video chat, and am currently drafting up a contract.
My question is in regards to signing the ...
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2answers
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Major differences between direct hire and contract to hire?
I have been getting a lot of recruiters calling me since I went on the job market and many of them have been pointing me towards contract to hire positions. Each recruiter assures me that if I get ...
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Working for a US company, from abroad [closed]
There are now a number of IT companies (including StackExchance itself! :) ) that are looking for candidates all over the world, allowing them to work remotely.
I have some questions about this kind ...
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How to handle informal influence that contradicts formal agreements?
Background:
I have had the following experience a few times in my life.
I was working under contract for a company through an agency. The manager/PM that I would be working with would declare to us ...
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How can I improve communication with my superiors?
I'm Egyptian and currently working in Austria under a work permit which is restricted for 4 months, the length of the contract. If they are happy with me, my employers will prolong it. I started 2 ...
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Can a company put a contract worker on furlough?
I have signed a contract a month ago to start getting consistent work from a company. The boss promised me an average of 25 hours a week (but that wasn't explicitly written), but for the past two ...
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Friend solicits job he isn't qualified to take. Tries to get me to do most of the work
My friend recently spoke with a medical company about a contract position developing a computer vision app for mobile devices. While he has worked on medical-related projects before and has some ...
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What are the repercussions on my career of quitting a contract job before it expires? [closed]
I have almost 9 months left in my contract and I have an interview with another company next week.
I am considering terminating the contract earlier if the company gives me an offer, however I am ...
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How do I limit the scope of my job duties to my domain of expertise? [closed]
I am wondering how professional it is to demand a (change in the existing) work contract that will either limit your exposure to a certain domain of duties that match your professional background or ...
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3answers
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NDA - Invention after termination of engagement [closed]
I'll have to sign an NDA as part of a job as a consultant. The job is only for a few weeks, yet the NDA states something along the lines of "any invention that was made 1 (one) year after contract ...
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How close to contract expiring should I expect notification?
I am a contract worker and my contract is expiring at the end of the year (2 Weeks).
When should I be expecting a definitive answer to whether the company is going to extend my contract or not? Is ...
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Why do (some) large companies require that individual contractors come through a vendor?
I work at a large company as a contractor. Every contractor at the company goes through one of several vendor companies whom the client company pays and then they pay us W-2. The vendor company does ...
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When should I negotiate a salary for a contract-to-hire offer?
I am a graduating engineering student in the US. One of the positions I'm perusing is a contract-to-hire position, meaning that I'm will be an hourly employee with no benefits for a set period of time ...
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How do I approach my boss about possible errors in my paycheque?
I applied for a job a short time back whose starting wage was $50K. After working there for a while I went through my payslips and calculated the amount, reversing tax and super, etc. I find Im only ...
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Who owns the rights to code I contribute to a gpled open source project while at work? [closed]
When I was hired as an intern, I signed all sorts of paperwork (which I'm told isn't legally binding anyway because I'm a minor), some of which was about "inventions"; inventions I had made that I ...
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How do I find out what I'm worth? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I determine a reasonable salary to ask for?
As a Junior Software Developer I don't yet know enough about my industry to know what kind of pay to expect (although ...
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Quitting an exploitative job
My best friend is working in a small firm (approx 20-30 people) which has recently gone under change in management. The new partner/director treats employees like hell & has clear ideology of ...
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Have I verbally accepted an offer, or just expressed interest in seeing a contract?
I'm considering two job offers at the moment. Company A called, offered me the job "If you're still available". I said "Yes, I am definitely interested". They gave me a contract.
Company B called and ...
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2answers
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Boss Wants me to Write an Invoice?
I've been working at a place for over 6 months now, and my workplace has paid my hours with a government grant. Now they are eligible for up to 12 weeks more funding from another source, but it would ...
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3answers
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Old contract expired, new one has not yet been issued - should I keep working for them?
I've worked without signing a work contract extension for about a month for a big software company. They have promised me an extension and a pay raise before the previous contract ended.
The time to ...
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Agreeing to mandatory arbitration as condition of employment — what rights are given up?
A relative of mine is working for a New York firm that has recently had to pay after being sued for workplace harassment & retaliation. Now, they are requiring that all employees sign an ...
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How to leave a job and offer services as an independent contractor
I have been working with a company, building their infrastructure and software systems for the past 7 years. Their software (hosted applications) and the services around the software are what they ...
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When is a low paid contractor on retainer actually an employee?
Three years ago, I got hired as an independent contractor for a small company where we had a lot of contact with the owner.
Then, my contract expired and things started get a little funny from there.
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What is the difference between freelancer and contractor?
I have been hearing about freelancers, especially in the software industry.
What is the difference between freelancers and contractors?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
As to my ...
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Resignation notices when doing part-time work as a 1099 contractor
I have been doing part-time/casual time work from home under a 1099 contract for a company that a friend works at. This is a side job for me and I have been noticing that life responsibilities are ...
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Is 3 months notice reasonable for a Development Manager Role [closed]
Is a 3 month notice period unusually high for a development manager position?
This is at the junior end of the management spectrum, it will be my first management role.
I am concerned that future ...
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Are constant changes to a projects requirements a sufficient reason for terminating a contract?
I have serious problem with one of my clients and I am trying to determine if I should terminate the contract or not.
I am doing web site and application design for a client. I estimated the project ...
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Locked in to salary when accepting a long contract extension?
I've been offered a long contract extension after having worked relatively short period. The salary would be the same as before and I'm thinking that if I sign it, I won't be able to negotiate the ...
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Is it professional to cut out a middle-man in a contract chain?
I currently work via 2 contracting companies: CompanyA and CompanyB. So the hierarchy is like this:
I'm contracted to CompanyA which is contracted to CompanyB which has a contract with the final ...
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Are digitally signed documents legally binding? [closed]
In this day and age, many documents are being passed around in email that require signing. I myself send many contracts to clients as well as approval letters and such to the same clients. I most of ...
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Should I get a contract when offered paid trial work?
I recently got an offer to do a small freelance project to display my skills and was offered some money for my effort; a flat rate upon completion. I've already talked to the company and I'm confident ...
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How should I request a copy of my contract?
I don't recall if my contract had a Non-disclosure agreement for my work and I don't seem to have a copy of it in my records.
How can I request a copy of my contract from HR without appearing ...
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How could I maintain a flex agreement when my boss moves on?
When I hired with the company I'm with right now, I negotiated a flex agreement, saying that every other Friday I'd have off. I have the email in which that was agreed to, and everybody's been happy ...
