Define: Field work

The meaning of “Field work” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Field work defined in a legal contract?

  • Field work means executing tasks away from a lab or office environment, typically involving outdoor activities in rural or remote regions. It may include long and irregular hours. Seen in 8 SEC filings
  • Field work means activities performed on site, particularly in relation to land surveying. Seen in 7 SEC filings
  • Field work means an unexpected assignment of limited duration, which requires travel to a site or station outside of an employee's usual work area. Seen in 6 SEC filings
  • Field work means the execution of Recovery Works, a Cultural Heritage Survey and Recovery, or monitoring works. Seen in 1 SEC filing
  • Field work means official work that demands an employee's presence at various sites other than their specified work location. This could include multi-stop travel within a local commuting area, limited use beyond the local commuting area, or transportation to remote locations only accessible by government-provided transportation. Seen in 3 SEC filings
  • Field work means work that is carried out in the field, excluding layout, traversing, quality assurance and supervision. This can include Surveys (all types), Danger Tree Assessment and Removal, Road Maintenance, Planting, Site Preparation, Overstorey Removal and Vegetation Management. Seen in 2 SEC filings
  • Field work means operating away from the employee's fixed work location, often in remote or rural areas of Australia and overseas, encompassing land-based, marine and airborne operations. Seen in 2 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of field work' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Field work means performance of tasks in varied, often remote or rural, locations outside the customary work environment.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Remote work scenarios
  • Consulting assignments, especially on-site consulting
  • Field research operations
  • Employment requiring travel

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Field work means the execution of specific assignments requiring travel outside an individual's usual work area for a limited duration.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Short-term or part-time consultancy projects
  • Field operations involving specific projects or assignments
  • Subcontracting work

Relevant Sectors

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What is the most popular definition of 'Field work'?

Field work means performance of tasks in varied, often remote or rural, locations outside the customary work environment.

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