What on earth do you mean "the fine points on a contract"- I suspect you mean "the small print" because "fine" is probably what it most certainly is not. "The small print" always means, anywhere in the world, the information that it's hoped will not be read. You cannot design a contract with 'small print' designed to not attract attention and then complain because others complain they did not notice it. Not many Newbie FT's believe in a million years when they see the big print which says 20 hours a week that they will actually work for 40. Why would they believe that, almost all of us FT's are not proper teachers, we have not spent years in Teacher Training College, we come for a good time-lots of travelling, kissy kissy with Chinese assistant teacher---and her Mum if she's okayish.

Forty bloody hours hidden in fine print cuts no ice for cool young dude from Pennsylvania- why should it, he can barely read the big print.