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==Accepting a job== | ==Accepting a job== | ||
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When you accept a job, you enter into a legal agreement with the employer. This is called your '''employment contract'''. Your employer agrees to pay you a wage in return for your work. | When you accept a job, you enter into a legal agreement with the employer. This is called your '''employment contract'''. Your employer agrees to pay you a wage in return for your work. | ||
The employment contract typically sets out other details as well. For example, things like how much vacation you get, how many sick days you can take, and the rules around '''overtime'''. | The employment contract typically sets out other details as well. For example, things like how much vacation you get, how many sick days you can take, and the rules around '''overtime'''. | ||
Your employment contract might take the form of a written agreement you sign. Or it could be in a letter or email you receive from the employer before you start working. It could even be partly in an office policy manual or staff handbook. | Your employment contract might take the form of a written agreement you sign. Or it could be in a letter or email you receive from the employer before you start working. It could even be partly in an office policy manual or staff handbook. | ||
==Rights at work== | ==Rights at work== | ||