Responsa for Bava Metzia 150:16

השוכר את האומנין וחזרו בהן ידם על התחתונה

OR LABOURERS TO REMOVE HIS FLAX FROM THE WATER OF STEEPING, OR ANYTHING WHICH WOULD BE IRRETRIEVABLY LOST,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If postponed. The bringing of pipers for a funeral or marriage is included in this category, because they are required for a particular time, and without them the ceremony suffers (Tosaf.). ');">²⁸</span> AND THEY [THE WORKERS] BREAK THEIR ENGAGEMENT;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'withdrew' in the middle of their work. ');">²⁹</span> IF IT IS A PLACE WHERE NO OTHERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SAME WAGE, HE MAY HIRE [WORKERS] AGAINST THEM<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., at a higher wage. and claim the difference from the first. ');">³⁰</span> OR DECEIVE THEM.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is discussed in the Gemara. ');">³¹</span> IF HE ENGAGES ARTISANS AND THEY RETRACT [AFTER DOING SOME WORK]. THEY ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE;

Teshuvot Maharam