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Is the contract of employment a force for good or evil?The answer is that it can be one or the other and will depend on how it's drafted. Given that the employment contract is one of the pillars of the employment relationship and is the first thing an employee will reach for when the relationship turns sour, it is sometimes surprising to see how many contracts there are that actually limit the employer and put huge power into the hands of the employee. Had they understood this, would employers be so eager to pay good money for over-contractualised contracts that specify in the minutest detail exactly what employees must do, when the employer does not need the power of contract to enforce the majority of rights it already has?At the root of the problem is the fact that employment is one of the most dynamic relationships of all, and an employer that can rapidly respond to the ever-changing demands of the market will be the employer with the most successful operation. On the other hand, contracts tend to be static documents - for the simple reason that they try and make the relationship stable and predictable - and don't cope well with change.Is there a middle way? Indeed there is and careful drafting can reward you with a contract that has the best of both worlds. Just what this contains and possibly more importantly, exactly what should be left out of an employment contract is the topic of this Podcast and I am confident that my top tips will help you to draft better ones and improve your flexibility.

Intuitive Edge, LLC uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one facet of its Oasis Cycle, thereby disrupting the legal services industry. The company delivers top quality, lower cost contract management services to businesses of any size via its Dream Teams comprised of attorneys and project managers.

Learn about the benefits of a tankless water heater and get tips on how to evaluate the manufacturer's service contracts to see if they are worth the money.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aritra 'AC' Chakravarty is the Founder and CEO of Project Imagine a FinTech startup based in London. AC started his career at a large global bank, moving into numerous roles, with his latest position as the Global Head of Digital FX and Investment Products in Hong Kong. Realising that he had an appetite for risk and resonated more as a leader than a manager, he took the leap to set up his own company, Project Imagine in 2017. Social contracts, salary transparency & prioritising values over performance are at the top of his leadership agenda. Recognising the cultural shift that exists in the younger generations' desire to work for themselves at some point in their career, compared to previous generations, AC values the importance of developing social contracts with his team.In understanding that as individuals, younger generations have their own aspirations and this is crucial to consider to retain the best talent. A strong team culture is present throughout the company and transparency is at the core of this, with total internal transparency over every team member's salary. Furthermore, AC discusses his value vs performance matrix and providing each team member has the right values at heart, a dip in performance will not result in disciplinary action. We discuss how this fosters a culture of improved risk taking. A fascinating discussion from a leader who has experienced a very successful career in both the corporate and start-up environments! Connect with Aritra on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/aritroc/ As always, thank you for listening!

Learn why it's important to conduct soil testing in your yard before planting a garden or landscaping. Get tips on how to transplant plants for best results. Learn the difference between guarantees and warranties and why a contract is a must have for aLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor, occasional quiz host and serial podcaster from the UK (mostly). Writing across a number of genres and mediums, He is a fan of horror, comedy, picking on the small details and has a spreadsheet for everything!Andy is one of the founders of Horde Comics and, in addition to his work there, several of Andy's short stories have featured on The Other Stories podcast. He recently directed The Halloween Horrors of Old Mill Lane, a week-long audio production which starred Emily Booth in the lead role.In this episode we go deep into:The Halloween Horrors of Old Mill LanePremiering podcast episodes on YouTubeUsing audio adaptations of your stories in your portfolioWrite once, publish manyWorking with Emily BoothWhat the future holds for Old Mill LaneThe formation of Horde ComicsKeeping your story ideas manageable... Start small!Writing for comicsOnline comics communitiesHow to decide which medium best suits a storyUsing spreadsheets to collaborate on big writing projectsEarly storytelling experiencesPublishing contracts (Things to look out for)Why Andy writesFind out more about Andy:https://twitter.com/AndyCTWriteshttps://www.hordecomics.com/Links from the show:Selling Your Story - Peaks and Pitfalls of Publishing Contracts - https://superandyt.tumblr.com/post/622286140908666881The Awesome Comics Podcast - https://awesomecomics.podbean.com/Get more from Great Writers Share!https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gwshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/greatwritersshare/GWS Press books:Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLnSpecial thanks to:Intro vocals: Persephone RoseShow theme: Karl HughesBecome a Patron of the show! Get exclusive bonus content, find your tribe, and get early access to all episodes.Thank you to our patrons:David HinesHarley ChristensenJon CronshawJenn MitchellInnes RichensIan J MiddletonMichael AnderleKatie ForrestYanni JadeMeg CowleyH.B. LyneJoSacha BlackLaura K See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Northampton, MA government meeting archive is managed by Northampton Open Media, www.northamptonopenmedia.org. Find agendas, minutes and future meeting calendar at www.northamptonma.gov.

This study aims to inform the design of cost-effective voluntary paid forest biodiversity restoration contracts. A discrete choice experiment will be used to elicit European private forest owners’ preferences for different contract attributes.

THN's Matt Larkin, Ryan Kennedy and Ken Campbell discuss John Stevens' firing in LA (0:25) and break down the new contracts of Pekka Rinne (5:28) and Yanni Gourde (9:15). Then, Matt gives his best fantasy insider pickups (13:52) and Ryan focuses his future watch on 2019 draft prospect Vasili Podkolzin (15:40) and Vegas first rounder Erik Brannstrom (16:57). Plus, Ken is back with his hot take of the week (22:00), the guys answer some mailbag questions, and we listen in on Matt's interview with actor and Habs fan Jay Baruchel about his new book Born into It: A Fan's Life (35:05).

Timecode Agenda Related Documents 0:00:00 Follow up from previous meeting of 18th March 2021. Follow up from previous meeting of 18th March 2021. 0:02:00 Proposed Variation of Lease for Scotstoun Stadium (Ward 13). Proposed Variation of Lease for Scotstoun Stadium (Ward 13). 0:06:25 Provision of Consultancy Services for Enabling Infrastructure Integrated Public Realm (EIIPR) project - Block C (Ward 10) Provision of Consultancy Services for Enabling Infrastructure Integrated Public Realm (EIIPR) project - Block C (Ward 10) Resources listing Follow up from previous meeting of 18th March 2021. Proposed Variation of Lease for Scotstoun Stadium (Ward 13). Provision of Consultancy Services for Enabling Infrastructure Integrated Public Realm (EIIPR) project - Block C (Ward 10) This webcast originally appeared on the Public-i.tv webcast platform, in the the section for Glasgow City Council.

Timecode Agenda Related Documents 0:00:25 Reponse to Questions 0:00:50 Review of Out of Hours Social Work Service 0:05:03 Off-market disposal of land at Broomloan Road 0:08:28 Off-market disposal of Lethamhill Golf Course at Hogganfield Loch, 124 Cumbernauld Road (Ward 21) and option for off-market purchase of Littlemill Golf Course, 90 Auchinairn Road 0:26:55 Proposed extension to lease of 18 Hamilton Park Avenue 0:28:16 Cycle Infrastructure Framework 0:32:13 Planned Contracts Resources listing Item 1 - Reponse to Questions Item 2 - Review of Out of Hours Social Work Service Item 3 - Off-market disposal of land at Broomloan Road Item 4 - Off-market disposal of Lethamhill Golf Course at Hogganfield Loch, 124 Cumbernauld Road Item 5 - Proposed extension to lease of 18 Hamilton Park Avenue Item 6 - Cycle Infrastructure Framework Item 7 - Planned Contracts This webcast originally appeared on the Public-i.tv webcast platform, in the the section for Glasgow City Council.

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'Catering/ Vending Contracts (12-Dec-1996)' from the Parliament Digital Library

The positivity effect is a relative preference for positive information over negative information in older adults' cognition. The overarching goal of this research is to examine the positivity effect in memory in a contract setting and examine the implications this may have for vulnerability to fraud and deception in older adults. The current iteration of this study is pre-testing stimuli and question materials for a subsequent larger study.

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In an effort to help students on academic suspension achieve full academic status and succeed in college, New York's Bronx Community College developed the New Start program, a portfolio-based intervention strategy utilizing personal success contracts. Students participating in the program complete guided self-assessments, identify problem areas, carry out contract assignments to solve their particular problems, collect and revise information, and prepare a formal written plan of action for moving ahead with college study in the form of a portfolio. First, participants assess their academic performance by completing a self-assessment. New Start uses five main areas of self-assessment: (1) Initial statement of barriers to success; (2) transcript grade analysis; (3) time management analysis; (4) review of study skills and study habits; and (5) reconsideration of academic majors and career goals. Once the self-assessment is complete, counselors intervene to assist students in utilizing and defining this initial criteria. Counselors serve as contract mediators by monitoring student progress, measuring the actual extent of problem behaviors, mediating strategies to change behaviors, and maintaining the change strategy. Contains 22 references. A sample self-assessment form for program participants is attached. (BCY)

This digest explores the strategy of paying school administrators based on performance contracts. A performance contract is an agreement between an administrator--typically a superintendent--and the school board that links the administrator's pay to indicators of job performance. Most commonly, performance contracts include bonuses for a job well done and, less often, salary decreases for poor performance. The digest examines which indicators, such as student achievement, should be used to evaluate administrators' performance, and it outlines the pros and cons of linking these indicators to performance. It discusses the reasons behind offering administrators performance contracts when other education employees are not compensated in this way. It details the potential benefits of performance contracts, such as the clarification of goals, the relative ease in dismissing a poorly performing administrator, and the symbolic demonstration of accountability that comes with such contracts. The final section of the digest outlines what critics say about performance contracts, particularly the worry that administrators will not be given the necessary resources to achieve their goals and the concern that if a larger paycheck is needed to motivate a superintendent then the problem may not be solvable through a contract. Contains 10 references. (RJM)

Could Smart Contracts be the end for Uber, Amazon and eBay? Blockchain technology as an escrow service, Christopher Ellis explains. http://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csS1mZFuNSY Uploader: Computerphile

'Contracts entered under Delegation of Financial Power Rules (13-Dec-1994)' from the RS Debates Digital Library

Arbitraging Futures Contracts II

Arbitraging Futures Contracts II

Arbitraging Futures Contracts II

Arbitraging Futures Contracts II

Arbitraging Futures Contracts II

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Today on the Ether we have Reuben hosting an interesting space with a discussion on refactoring labor contracts. If you had a chance, what would you change? Check out STEP here on Reuben's GitHub. You'll hear from Church, Dan Rockwell, Sandra Ware, T.K., Zach, and more! Recorded on March 20th 2023. If you enjoy the music at the end of the episodes, you can find the albums streaming on Spotify, and the rest of your favorite streaming platforms. Check out Project Survival, Virus Diaries, and Plan B wherever you get your music. Thank you to everyone in the community who supports TerraSpaces.

In this podcast, we hear Jake and Jason discuss setting up lean to be successful with contracts

The background and objectives of thirty-nine hydrogen-related tasks were discussed, the status of the studies or technical effort is shown, and state projected solutions for resolving the identified problems are projected.

The background and objectives of thirty-nine hydrogen-related tasks were discussed, the status of the studies or technical effort is shown, and state projected solutions for resolving the identified problems are projected.

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Uranium prices hold their groundKazatomprom overshoots estimatesIs Australia missing the uranium boat?Reactor construction surgesCameco's Q2 results impressPowered by Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV: PTU | OTCQB: PTUUF)https://purepoint.ca/

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Unmanned contracts Homepage: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/113400 Repository: https://github.com/linuxgurugamer/UnmannedContracts License(s): MIT

Unmanned contracts Homepage: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/113400 Repository: https://github.com/linuxgurugamer/UnmannedContracts License(s): MIT

Japans economy shrank at a worse than anticipated annualized rate of 2.5 percent in July-September due to weaker consumer demand and corporate investment. Japans economy shrank at a worse rate than expected in July though September.It's due to weaker consumer demand and corporate investment.The revised figure released Monday of 2.5 percent was more than double what was reported earlier.Economists say the setback for the worlds third-largest economy is likely temporary.Japan had been experiencing moderate growth under Prime Minister Shinzo Abes Abenomics policies based on a deflation-fighting stimulus program of cheap lending. But the nations continuing labor shortage and slow wage growth are also taking a toll.

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Approved For Release 2002/05/16: CW--RDP94KFMUT y CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP NEW WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDING 21st and VIRGINIA AVENUE, N. W.' WASHINGTON, D. C. 22 October 19116 Subject: Delegation to Chief, Special Funds to Execute Contracts and Letters of Appoint- ment 1. By virtue of the authority granted to me by the Director, CIG, in a memorandum, dated 6 September 1946, I hereby authorize the Chief, Special Funds Section to: (a) Execute contracts with individuals for the purchase of strategic information of a con- fidential nature on behalf of the United States of America, as represented by the Central Intelligence Group; (b) Sign letters of appointment evidencing acceptance of employment by the United States of America, as represented by the Central Intelligence Group, for covert personnel whose appointments have been included in an approved Special Operations' project. Acting Executive for Personnel and Administrat n CONFIDENTIAL

Approved For R J ase 2002/10/25 : CIA-RDP72B00464R Q0400070032-0 Cy ? / aF i2 I JUL 196:E SUBJECT: Approval of ECPs, Contracts LP-226, and CW-66/x,. Dear Chuck, 25X1 A ECPs GR-77 and GR-79 are technically approved. Request you provide Nat with formal authority to proceed with these changes. Note that no additional costs are involved for either change. Regards, 25X1 A Cy: Approved For Release 2002/10/25 : CIA-RDP72B00464R000400070032-0

'NUCLEAR POWER CONTRACTS TO US BASED COMPANIES (29-Oct-2008)' from the Parliament Digital Library

'NUCLEAR POWER CONTRACTS TO US BASED COMPANIES (29-Oct-2008)' from the Parliament Digital Library

'RESEARCH CONTRACTS (8-May-2007)' from the Parliament Digital Library

1Mr. Wicker's Window

By Carley Dawson

When twelve-year-old Chris entered Mr. Wicker's shop to inquire about a job for his friend, something about old Mr. Wicker forced him to take the job himself. Chris found himself the pupil of Mr. Wicker, not the old man he first saw, but a powerful man in his forties--a magician. Chris learned how to turn himself into a fish, a bird, a fly, and with a magic rope he learned to make a boat or even an elephant.<br /><br /> Chris had been chosen to sail to China on a mysterious mission. Long before he sailed, Chris met the enemies who would try and stop him--evil Claggett Chew, the dandy Osterbridge Hawsey, the treacherous old beggar Simon Gosler. With a Nubian boy Chris brought to life with magic, he set out on his hazardous voyage.(Summary by Saturday Review of Literature)

2Mr. Wicker's Window (Version 2)

By Carley Dawson

When Christopher Mason walked into Mr. Wicker's antique shop, he had no idea he would soon be embarking on a marvellous journey to China to find a wonderful tree made of jewels. He had no idea that Mr. Wicker was a magician and could travel through time. And that the tree was sought by others, not least among them the murderous Claggett Chew, a merchant in port and a pirate on the high seas, who also had knowledge of magic. But before Chris succeeded in quest, he would know of all these things and more. And of Mr. Wicker's friends, the sailor Ned Cilley, Becky Boozer, and the African boy Amos, changed from wood to flesh. And Christopher Mason would never be same, after. (Introduction by Arthur Piantadosi)

3Confederate Girl's Diary

By Sarah Morgan Dawson

Sarah Morgan Dawson was a young woman of 20 living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when she began this diary. The American Civil War was raging. Though at first the conflict seemed far away, it would eventually be brought home to her in very personal terms. Her family's loyalties were divided. Sarah's father, though he disapproved of secession, declared for the South when Louisiana left the Union. Her eldest brother, who became the family patriarch when his father died in 1861, was for the Union, though he refused to take up arms against his fellow Southerners. The family owned slaves, some of whom are mentioned by name in this diary. Sarah was devoted to the Confederacy, and watched with sorrow and indignation its demise. Her diary, written from March 1862 to June 1865, discourses on topics as normal as household routines and romantic intrigues to those as unsettling as concern for her brothers who fought in the war. Largely self-taught, she describes in clear and inviting prose, fleeing Baton Rouge during a bombardment, suffering a painful spinal injury when adequate medical help was unavailable, the looting of her home by Northern soldiers, the humiliation of life under General Butler in New Orleans, and dealing with privations and displacement in a region torn by war. She was a child of her time and place. Her inability to see the cruelty and indignity of slavery grates harshly on the modern ear. Regardless of how one feels about the Lost Cause, however, Sarah's diary provides a valuable historical perspective on life behind the lines of this bitter conflict. (Introduction by Christine Dufour)

Stories of World War I warfare, published in 1916 in the midst of the war. (That's why names of persons and units are literally "blanked" out.) Alec John Dawson (1872 - 1951), generally known as A. J. Dawson (pseudonyms Major Dawson, Howard Kerr, Nicholas Freydon) was an English author, traveller and novelist. During World War I he attained the rank of Major, and was awarded the MBE and Croix de Guerre in recognition of his work as a military propagandist, a work the listener may want to keep in mind. (Terminology note: "Boche" means the Germans, singular or plural; "Blighty" means hospitalization in England; "The Push" means fighting in the Somme offensive.)<br /><br /> The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme, German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on either side of the River Somme in France. The battle was one of the largest of World War I, in which more than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, making it one of humanity's bloodiest battles.... 1 July 1916 was also the worst day in the history of British Army, which had c. 60,000 casualties,... The British Army on the Somme was a mixture of the remains of the pre-war regular army, Territorial Force and the Kitchener Army which was composed of Pals battalions, recruited from the same places and occupations, whose losses had a profound social impact in Britain.... The Battle of the Somme has been called the beginning of modern all-arms warfare, during which Kitchener's Army learned to fight the mass-industrial war, which the continental armies had been engaged in for two years. This view sees the British contribution to the battle as part of a coalition war and part of a process, which took the strategic initiative from the German Army and caused it irreparable damage, leading to its collapse in late 1918. (Wikipedia, Battle Of The Somme) ( Wikipedia and david wales)

5Finn The Wolfhound

By Alec John Dawson

Dawson published over thirty books, the one best remembered today probably being the animal adventure story Finn the Wolfhound (1908)…. His own dog Tynagh and her son Gareth, who was described as the largest and finest specimen of his breed to date, served as the models for Tara and Finn in Finn the Wolfhound (1908). This is probably Dawson’s best-remembered and certainly his most frequently reprinted work: Finn, a champion Irish Wolfhound, is taken from England to Australia where he undergoes a series of adventures, being exhibited as a wild animal in a circus and escaping to live in the outback before eventually finding his old master and saving his life. - Summary by Wikipedia and david wales

6Christmas Outside Of Eden

By Coningsby Dawson

A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath the holly on the Eve of Christmas"—the sensation created by the birth of the first baby, among the animals on earth, the angels in heaven, and even in the mind of the surprised Almighty Himself. The conception of the Deity is a primitive one, as required by the nature of the tale, and the story should be read as a "myth-story." - Publisher's Advertisement

7It Might Have Happened to You

By Coningsby Dawson

This is a frank eyewitness description of the suffering, starvation in particular, that was widely experienced in Central and Eastern Europe in the aftermath of "The Great War". “It is not stating matters too strongly to say that…peace had caused at least as much misery as the four years’ fury of embattled armies.” It is a powerful political and anti-war statement with scant mention of any battle. – Lee Smalley

“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds that he does not think of them as letters at all, but as boys… but the spirit of these letters cannot be defeated. The dead will rise again.” Each letter is introduced by a paragraph or two about the writer. - Summary by Author's Introduction and David Wales

This is a volume of short stories of supernatural fiction by American author Emma Frances Dawson. Not all of the tales depend on ghosts, most of them are much more subtle than that. The author skillfully creates undercurrents, adding a distinct quality to these stories. - Summary by Carolin

10South American Republics, Part I

By Thomas Cleland Dawson

The question most frequently asked me since I began my stay in South America has been: "Why do they have so many revolutions there?" Possibly the events recounted in the following pages may help the reader to answer this for himself. I hope that he will share my conviction that militarism has already definitely disappeared from more than half the continent and is slowly becoming less powerful in the remainder. Constitutional traditions, inherited from Spain and Portugal, implanted a tendency toward disintegration; Spanish and Portuguese tyranny bred in the people a distrust of all rulers and governments; the war of independence brought to the front military adventurers; civil disorders were inevitable, and the search for forms of government that should be final and stable has been very painful. On the other hand, the generous impulse that prompted the movement toward independence has grown into an earnest desire for ordered liberty, which is steadily spreading among all classes. Civic capacity is increasing among the body of South Americans and immigration is raising the industrial level. They are slowly evolving among themselves the best form of government for their special needs and conditions.<br /><br />It is hard to secure from the tangle of events called South American history a clearly defined picture. At the risk of repetition I have tried to tell separately the story of each country, because each has its special history and its peculiar characteristics. All of these states have, however, had much in common and it is only in the case of the larger nations that social and political conditions have been described in detail. (Fragment of the Preface)<br /><br />See the original text for the bibliography and numerous illustrations.

11South American Republics, Part II

By Thomas Cleland Dawson

This history begins when Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, led their desperadoes across the Isthmus to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the prosperous and civilised millions who inhabited the Pacific coast of South America. It ends with the United States opening a way through that same Isthmus for the ships, the trade, the capital of all the world; with American engineers laying railroad iron on the imperial highway of the Incas; with British bondholders forgiving stricken Peru's national debt; with their debtor bravely facing the fact of bankruptcy, and turning over to them all its railways. (from the Preface, available in the source text together with the bibliography and numerous pictures)

12Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

By Henry Dawson

Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are not just rough men, but are also brave and heroic men through descriptions of divers dangers encountered on the tracks. (Summary adapted from the Preface)