Get used to it.<div><br></div><div>As I stated, it is fairly common now (not always, please don't take this as generalisation) that unless the application was already defined, it belongs to the company. Companies are looking more to the fact they employ you for your design and invention skills, therefore they figure they own those skills and anything that comes from it.<br clear="all">
<br>Steve Peacocke<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Todd Martin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="http://todd.martin.nz">todd.martin.nz</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi Steve<br>
<br>
That is an absolute outrage. Anyone worth their salt would never sign<br>
such a contract.<br>
<br>
Todd.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
><br>
> This is fairly common over here for programmers to have to sign away all<br>
> applications programmed at home.<br>
><br>
> Steve Peacocke<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Leigh Wanstead <<a href="mailto:leighw@softtech.co.nz">leighw@softtech.co.nz</a><br>
</div><div class="im">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:leighw@softtech.co.nz">leighw@softtech.co.nz</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi Steve,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I thought what you described is for the no knowledge required job<br>
> i.e. waiter etc. It happens in Delphi?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Have a nice day<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
><br>
> Leigh<br>
><br>
> *From:* <a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz">delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz">delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz</a>><br>
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> <mailto:<a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz">delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz</a>>] *On Behalf Of *Steve Peacocke<br>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 17 September 2009 10:03 a.m.<br>
><br>
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> *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
> *Subject:* Re: [DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero<br>
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> There have been several instances, very real over here, where the<br>
> employer can hire a new employee and legally keep them on trial for<br>
> up to a year, then simply fire them without explanation and without<br>
> any legal issues at all, rather than pay contract rates. In one<br>
> instance, the employer was able to fire people within their 3 months<br>
> and hire another employee from another agency, rather than pay the<br>
> agency fees.<br>
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