Types Of Contracts, and Job Roles.

·      Contracts:

Full time;

A full time contract would be where somebody works for a minimum number of hours, they get benefits that part time workers wouldn’t get, such as Annual leave and sick leave.

Part time;

Part time workers work fewer hours than full time workers, usually less than 35 hours a week.

Freelance;

Freelance work is where you’re not tied in a contract to a specific company, you’re called in under your own name to work for them, this is common in the media industry as you can get more money, and better work.

Shift work;

Shift work is often used to provide employees 24 hours around the clock, a shift is a set period of time, and they will rotate so you don’t always work days or nights.

Permanent;

Permanent work would be a fixed time employment contract, that’s renewed every 2-3 years.

Temporary;

A temporary contract wouldn’t be fixed term, it would most likely be on a monthly contract, often when the permanent employee is off on Maternity leave or long time sick leave.

Multi skilled;

Multi skilled workers have good skills in more than one area, meaning that they have more employment opportunities open to them.

Voluntary;

Voluntary work is work that isn’t always paid, often working for a charity. But its not always working in a charity shop, it could be something like manning lifeboats.

Casual;

Casual work is where work is given to you just casually, often through people you know, and you’re paid cash in hand at the end of the day.

Hourly paid;

Hourly paid would be a job that you gained an hourly rate for, so if you worked 3 hours, and £5 an hour, you’d get £15.

Piecework;

Piece work is where you’re paid per piece of work you do, for instance each unit of a product you manufacture, and you’re on a set price for each piece of work carried out.

·      Job Roles:

Creative,

A creative job role, would be something such as a graphic designer, where the work you create isn’t just paperwork, there’s a large design, or creation element to it too; it could even be something like an artistic director, or working in the costume department.

Technical,

A technical job role could be anything from working in the IT department to being a sound or lighting tech. Its working with technology, but understanding every piece of the technology you work on, not just using a computer for word processing or internet browsing.

Editorial,

An editorial position is often quite high up, or at the top of a company, as it’s a large amount of responsibility, as it is working with other peoples work, and editing it to fit to either a brief, or to make it appropriate for its target audience.

Marketing,

A job role in marketing would involve good people skills, as you are the people who market the company, get the name out there, and deal with public relations. You’re responsible for how the company comes across in the public eye.

Managerial,

A managerial position is one where you manage the people around you, making sure they all hit their deadlines, and targets.

Administrative,

Administrative job roles are things like receptionists, setting up appointments, processing various documents, and being things like personal assistants.

Legal,

Legal job roles are things like lawyers, making sure the everything the company does is legal, and dealing with any legal or ethical issues the company may run into.

Financial,

Financial Job roles include making sure the companies finances are all in order, making sure all the numbers add up for an auditor, and making sure the company doesn’t go bankrupt, or run into any funding issues.