14/04/2013 - Types of Contracts in the Industry

Full time

http://uid.dli.mt.gov/bri/definitions.asp
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-full-time-job.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_full_time_employment_mean
Work that is 40+ hours per week

Part time

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/parttimejobs/f/what-is-a-part-time-job.htm
http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1576
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part-time_job
Where a person works less than the Full time minimum per week.

Freelance (also what is the number one thing you have to remember)

Main thing to remember: Reputation, you are nothing without it, always be happy and nice or you won’t get hired.
http://www.nlsinfo.org/nlsy97/nlsdocs/nlsy97/topicalguide/glossary.html
http://homebusiness.about.com/od/homebusinessglossar1/g/freelancer.htm
http://www.freelancewell.com/what-is-freelancing.php
A freelance job is where you are not committed for a long time to a certain job or contract.

Shift work
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shift+work
http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossarys/g/shift_work.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-shift-work.htm
Shift work is when you have a constant work schedule 5(or 7) days a week in a rotation.

Permanent
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080717101918AA93pbX
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_employment
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_permanent_job
A permanent job is a job that lasts, it gives you more benefits than most and allows you to advance in a company

Temporary
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6939209/Career-Orientation-Definitions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_work
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100418145155AAzLvyU
A job that is only for a limited period of time, you can be dropped at any point.

Multi skilled

Voluntary
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6939209/Career-Orientation-Definitions
http://www.open.ac.uk/careers/voluntary-work.php
http://www.workingabroad.com/page/10/what-is-voluntary-work.htm
Something that is done for experience and is unpaid.

Casual
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_job
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080717153003AA8788V
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060908163930AA7WdWb
Australian classification? Also known as Contingent work. No agreed consensus of what type of work this is. No job security.

Hourly paid
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080728150706AAZCV7w
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_hourly_salary_mean
http://www.blurtit.com/q1744181.html
A job that pays by the hour.

Piece work
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/piecework
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHFX_enGB502GB502&q=piecework&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=juI_UbvuOcKS0QXXj4DgAw&sqi=2&ved=0CC4QkQ4&biw=1366&bih=667
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_work
Work that is paid by the piece that is produced.

-LJ