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Is this typical for, say, the software industry there? I wonder if it's the equivalent of non-competes and intellectual property agreements here: ubiquitous en
by bmj 15y ago
Is this typical for, say, the software industry there? I wonder if it's the equivalent of non-competes and intellectual property agreements here: ubiquitous enough that most people don't even blink when they are part of an employment contract.
- AlisdairO 15y agoIn the UK it's fairly typical to work a 37.5 hour working week in the software industry, with 20-25 days vacation. I work at $BIGCORP and work approximately those hours, as do the vast majority of my coworkers (apart from at intermittent crunch periods). My experience in previous businesses was roughly the same, as is that of my friends in other companies - apart from a couple who work longer because they want to. This does not apply to the (much higher paid) work available in programming in the banking sector, where substantially longer work weeks are typical.
- njs12345 15y agoYou'll definitely get one for any finance job, even an internship. Interestingly, they can't compel you to sign, but if you don't sign, they make you jump through all kinds of hoops w.r.t reporting your hours and such and mire you in so much bureaucracy you can't get anything done.
- jiggy2011 15y agoI would say yes, In fact I don't think I can recall the last time I went for a job and they didn't give me that waiver to sign. And that isn't just software jobs, in fact even if you are just looking for jobs most recruiters will encourage you to sign it before they put you forward for vacancies.