looking for some suggestions/advice, preferably from a legalish type of person - for free.
Im aware that under some contracts of employment work done by an employee counts as technically owned by the employer eg if i write a book, my employer could claim ownership of that book.
Must a contract state that this is the case or is it implied by any law?
If i write a book outside of work hours could i claim it was on a self employed basis and therefore claim the work as mine?
hopefully that makes sense - essentially i want to write a book but dont want to give my employer a cut of any money made.
Im aware that under some contracts of employment work done by an employee counts as technically owned by the employer eg if i write a book, my employer could claim ownership of that book.
Must a contract state that this is the case or is it implied by any law?
If i write a book outside of work hours could i claim it was on a self employed basis and therefore claim the work as mine?
hopefully that makes sense - essentially i want to write a book but dont want to give my employer a cut of any money made.