The Contracts in the Film & TV industry are unlike contracts for traditional jobs because of the Industry being so flexible and constantly changing.
Full Time
A full time contract is more similar to a regular job's contract in comparison to, for example, a freelance contract however it is less likely to get a full time contract in the film industry. As it says in the title, someone with this kind of contract would work full time and be permanently attached to the company until the project was finished, working a set number of hours per week. A full time worker always gets company benefits such as pension, sick pay, maternity and holiday leave. Job roles that are most likely to be under a full time contract are managerial, editorial and financial. An example of someone on a full time contract would be someone high up, possibly in charge of the company/project.
Part Time
A part time contract means you work just a small amount of what a full time contract would ask for. Similarly to a full time contract, this contract gives a set amount of hours a week, just not as many. Also in the contract are similar benefits a full time worker gets, just less because of the lesser work hours.
Freelance
Freelance contracts are the most common contracts in the Film Industry. Technical & Creative jobs are most likely to be under freelance contracts. Unlike a full time contract, these kind of contracts are temporary and they will only last for so long. In a freelance contract, the employee might still be entitled to company benefits however it depends on the situation and the company they are working for. However, while they might not definitely get company benefits, a freelance worker gets to be in control of a lot more due to not fully working for the company and just being hired temporarily. An example of someone freelance would most likely be someone in a role such as a Camera Operator.
Confidentiality
Contracts sometimes can contain confidentiality agreements. This is an agreement that the worker signing the contract is bound by law to not speak about or give any information about the project they are working on until further notice or a previously agreed date. This means that the worker giving away the title of the project, any plot details or their involvement is breaking the law as well as a breach of their contract. This is often used on contracts on Hollywood blockbusters like Star Wars for example which, even though people knew it was being made, had a huge amount of secretiveness around it with nobody except people working on it knowing the plot until it's release.
Exclusivity
Some contracts contain exclusivity agreements meaning the person signing the contract, by law, is only allowed to work for one company for an agreed amount of time (usually the duration of the project). This means that if the person who signed the contract went to work for a another company during their agreed duration of time, payment can be suspended and employment even terminated as a punishment. This is most likely used on contracts signed by Directors working on a series of films so that they will definitely attached for the production of all of them.
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