I thought of this today after a co-worker looked through the contract they had signed several years ago and was quite alarmed.What should one look out for before signing a contract, as most employers will get you to sign one. Please post ideas separately so they can be voted individually. 
What to look out for in employment contracts
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Intellectual Property ClausesSuch clauses may state that the employer owns all intellectual property rights for any creative work produced during employment. If this is something that is important to you then make sure all vagueness around the definition of intellectual property and creative work is clarified and/or removed.As programmers we write a lot of code and it is important to clarify before you start employment who owns the intellectual rights for a new algorithm or any patentable piece of code that you make come up with during your employment.