Labour Contracts
Company Arbitration
Most employers wanting control of the situation if any disagreement arises under the terms of the contract because they want more control over the process and to prevent any instances where issues arise which can lead to criminal charges, so they have a stipulation where all disputes between employees and employers will need to go through arbitration instead of the legal system.
Non-Compete with Current Company
All employees will want to protect their intellectual property and investment in their employees this is to prevent employees from learning a skill set and moving to another company or going into business and competing against the company they once worked for. Usually there is a duration to the amount of time the non compete clause will pass before the former employer can take on similar types of employment.
Confidentiality of Workplace Intellectual Property
All companies have specific properties that they deem as proprietary to their way of doing business or to how they do business, the confidentiality clause prevents employees from revealing any anything the company deems as confidential to any potential outsiders to the company.
Entitlement Severance
This specifies the amount of severance an employee is entitled to if they are let go for reasons that are not within their control such as shortage of work. Usually severance and termination clauses only apply to full time employees and non contractors. This is the reason why some larger companies will try hire consultants and part time employees to avoid this clause, along with the benefits that a full time employee is entitled to by law.