Contracts, Conditions and Pay

Type of contract	Working conditions	salary	Other benefits
Full time, permanent	Permanent employment. 'Permanent workers, regular employees or the directly employed work for an employer and are paid directly by that employer. Permanent (regular) employees do not have a predetermined end date to employment.	25 and over=£7.50 21-24=£7.05 18-20=£5.60 Under 18=£4.05	Insurance. One of the most common advantages to permanent employment is company-paid or company-subsidized insurance benefits. Vacation, Holiday and Sick Pay. Retirement. Job Advancement.
Part-time, permanent	a written statement of employment or contract the statutory minimum level of paid holiday a payslip showing all deductions, eg National Insurance contributions (NICs) the statutory minimum length of rest breaks Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave	The average part-time weekly wage across the UK is £112.20 a week, but the top 15% of students take home more than £200. Students in the east of England earn the most, at £131.70 per week on average.
Fixed-term & freelance	The duration of a fixed-term worker’s employment has an agreed start and end date. The employee such as a contractor, and employer, must agree this. Fixed-term contract workers can’t be treated less favourably than their permanent counterparts and employers have to ensure they have the same benefits as permanent workers.	The salary is not fixed it can change you could be earning this amount at one point and another	Tax benefits - Working as a freelancer from a home office can provide certain tax benefits including write-offs for your home office space, equipment, and other business costs. New opportunities - Freelancing can open doors to new clients, new areas of law, new skills, and new friends.
Shift work	a limit of an average of 48 hours a week which a worker can be required to work (though workers can choose by written agreement to work more if they want to) - a new 60-hour weekly average limit measured over three months is currently progressing through Parliament. It is also proposed that workers will not be able to opt-out until they have worked for a business for at least four weeks. a limit of an average of eight hours work in 24 hours which night workers can be required to work	Your week's pay will be the average number of hours you work at an average pay rate over a 12-week period. Example: Your pay is £6 per hour and you work three 9-hour shifts, then you have 3 days off. You're paid £9 per hour at weekends.	Convenience: In rotational shifts there usually are three shifts, i.e. morning, evening and night shifts. Most rotational shifts are repetitive and do not require special skills from shift to shift and hence they are interchangeable. There is tremendous convenience in this type of shifts because you can plan your day's work in such a way that you do not neglect office or home. For example you have small children and you need to stay at home with them. You can choose the night shift and be with them the whole day. If you establish a good early to bed schedule then you will have sufficient time to rest and get ready for your 11.00 pm shift while you are available for your kids during day time.
Salaried	Performance bonuses and other payments for the basic annual hours. For a worker to be performing salaried hours work, he must only be entitled to be paid for his basic annual hours: His annual salary, and. A performance bonus.	Salaried is pretty much fixed it depends on the position of work you are in but you can also gain performance bonuses but it depends on the kind of company you work for because not all companies do  bonuses	The benefits to being paid a set salary include the following: Guaranteed a certain dollar amount per paycheck. Some companies offer salaried employees additional perks, such as vacation days or a more flexible schedule. ... Often salaried positions come with a higher status and/or a jump on the pay scale.