Disadvantages. An employment contract is not a one-way street. The contract binds both you and the employee, so it limits your flexibility. This may pose a problem if you later decide that you don't like the contract terms or the needs of your business change.
About the Great Depression. The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world.
The Great Depression affected the entire world and its effects were felt in the U.S. until after the end of World War II. Unemployment eased during the war, primarily because millions of American men were called to fight in the war.