Hello Listers...

Does anyone out their manage or know of an institution that hires people on a
contractual basis meaning that:
A contractor is hired and paid for their AVAILABILITY(i.e. every tuesday for
30 weeks to give a group a tour) and they get paid regardless of whether or
not a group has signed up?
What do you do if that person has a personal emergency (they're sick, family
emergency, etc.) since you hired them under with the understanding that they
will be paid regardless of whether they 'teach' a group on their 'day'? How do
you make it clear that if they have an emergency on a given day THEY WILL NOT
GET PAID because they 'broke' the contract in a way, because of the
(hopefully) one time emergency?

I need examples of programs that have contractors who work in this manner.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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