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. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).