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Go ask a lawyer who specializes in this field, and (if possible in your jurisdiction) write it off against tax. This is for much the same reason you wouldn't c
by duncan_bayne 11y ago
Go ask a lawyer who specializes in this field, and (if possible in your jurisdiction) write it off against tax.
This is for much the same reason you wouldn't come to HN with questions about a health problem, you'd go and consult a doctor :)
- fpgajoe 11y agoI figured I'd have to do that but I wanted to do some homework first. I'd love to read some language that is more benign to have an idea of what might be possible. Is this a situation you've personally dealt with? Can you point me to what might be considered a benign contract somewhere?
- duncan_bayne 11y agoYes, I've dealt with this very issue several times while working as a contractor. Usually, employers are just re-using a boilerplate contract. Several times we just agreed to scratch the offending terms, signed the amended copy, and moved on. Others were more involved; in one case I ended up working with HR and Legal to modify a contract that was drawn up years ago with authors in mind, and which applied poorly to software. In terms of pointers to a benign contract, I'm afraid I can't help. I presume they do exist though, as I know of several sites that sell boilerplate legal documents for re-use by small companies. Surely at least some of them must be good.