Executive employment – employees with specialized contracts that may include terms that benefit the executive such as a golden parachute | Board members –not typically considered employees but receive fees, retainers and other financial benefits |
Tenure – employment with extra job security protections | Full-time employment |
Part-time employment | Contract employment |
Freelancing | Self-employment |
Consulting | Temporary employment |
Seasonal employment | Internships |
Remote work | Shift work |
Permanent contract - a contract with no fixed term | Causal work - working on a as-needed basis |
Zero-hour contract – employment with no guaranteed hours | On-call contract – employment where the employee is required to be available to work but is not actively working unless called by the employer |
Independent contractor – working for an employer as a business relationship as opposed to an employer-employee relationship | Gig worker – working through an app or similar automated platform |
Piecework contract – being paid for each unit you produce | Project-based freelancer – being paid a flat fee for a project, shifts risk to the freelancer |
