Shouldn't they also demand assignment of all creative work so that if you write a novel on your own time and equipment they can collect all the royalties? Some

Shouldn't they also demand assignment of all creative work so that if you write a novel on your own time and equipment they can collect all the royalties? Some places do. I once worked for a UK business that was taken over by a US one. The difference in mindset between the original management team and the new one was nowhere more evident than in the one-sided IP terms they tried to introduce into everyone's contract and the laughable defence of this made by the corporate VP who was effectively taking over the top job. IIRC it was something about how they nurture their staff and deliver pots of gold to the end of their personal rainbows by unicorn ferry and all they ask in return is everything you ever create and your mortal soul, though the memory is fuzzy and it's possible that I added a couple of those details later.