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Contracts

When finding and getting jobs in Media you will come across contracts. A contract is a legal document (contract) between and employer and employee. You will sign the contract and that will mean you have to follow the guidelines and rules that the contract highlights. A contract is important because it can protect the employee is they feel they are being mistreat or it can protect the employer if they feel they need to fire the employee because they feel they arent working as the contract says they should.

There are six different types of contracts that you might find when getting a job. These are;

• Full Time
• Part Time
• Fixed Term
• Freelanse
• On Completion
• Casual

Full Time

When you are given a full time contract you will probably be working from about 35-39 hours a week. With doing this it will probably mean that this job is your first priority and the only thing you will be consentrating on. You will most likely be set a annual wage for the year and this number wont change. In Media you will mostly find important jobs for example 'Producers' to be your full time jobs. The advantage of full time is that the hours you are contracted you will do therefor you are garanteed work and will be paid. The disadvantge is that with having this job you wont have any other time to do anything else and this job is your first priority.

Part Time

A part time contract is when you are have a job but will only be on a few hours. With Part time jobs you will find that they will mostly be doing other work on the side to support themselves. You will probably find that in a part time contract it will incolve  that the company can fire the emplyee if they feel that they arent working well. The advantage of this job is that you would be able to find work to do on the side.

Fixed Term

A fixed term in contract is when your hired but for a limited amount of time. However when that fixed time is over if the company dont like you they can let you go or if they think you work well they will carry on your employment. The advantage is that if you dont like the job you dont have to follow on after the fixed term is over. The disadvantage is that they can just let you go if they dont like you and you are then left jobless again.

Freelanse

Freelanse is when you are self employeed. You do a job yourself and are mainly working with short term jobs. When working in freelance it means you have to make great relationships as you get good buisness by building up a reputation therefor if you do a good job they will then refer you to someone else. You find alot of freelanse photographers in the media industry who advertise themselves on social networking sites. The advantage of this job is that you can work any flexible hours and turn down jobs you dont want to do. The disadvantage of freelanse is if you dont build up a reputation, you wont get jobs therefor you wont get paid.

On Completion

On Completion means that you are given a certain job with a timeline and you are then paid when the project is completed. A good example is say a magazine article. You will be told the article has to be written at certain time however if its not completed you pay will then be docked. The advantage is that you

Casual

A Casual contract is when you are assigned zero hours. This will mean that when the hours are available you well then be given them to work.

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