EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Starter template — review and adapt before use
This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is made on the date of the last signature below (the "Effective Date") between the Employer and the Employee named below.
1. The Parties
Employer (Company Name):
Employer Address:
Employee Name:
Employee Address:
2. Position
Job Title:
Department and Reporting Manager:
Start Date:
Place of Work (on-site / hybrid / remote, and location):
Probation Period, if any (months):
The Employee will perform the duties of the role and any other reasonable duties the Employer assigns that suit the Employee's skills, and will devote working time to the Employer's business.
3. Pay and Benefits
Base Salary (with currency, per month or per year):
Pay Frequency:
Bonus or Incentive, if any:
Benefits (health cover, provident or retirement plan, other):
The Employer will deduct taxes and other amounts the law requires from pay. Expenses the Employer approves in advance will be reimbursed on receipts.
4. Working Hours and Leave
Normal Working Hours and Days:
Paid Leave per Year (days):
Leave, public holidays and sick leave follow the Employer's policies and the law where the Employee works.
5. Confidentiality
The Employee will keep the Employer's non-public information confidential during and after employment, use it only for the Employer's business, and return all of it when employment ends.
6. Work Created During Employment
Work the Employee creates as part of the job, using the Employer's time or resources, belongs to the Employer to the extent the law allows. The Employee keeps ownership of skills, general knowledge and anything created independently and unrelated to the Employer's business.
7. Ending Employment
Notice Period, either side (days or months):
Either party may end employment by giving the notice above in writing. The Employer may end employment immediately for serious misconduct, as the law allows. On the last day the Employee will return all Employer property and the Employer will pay everything owed up to that day. Where the law allows, the Employer may pay in place of notice.
8. Policies
The Employee will follow the Employer's written policies as they are updated from time to time. If a policy conflicts with this Agreement or with the law, this Agreement and the law come first.
9. Governing Law and General Provisions
Governing Law (state/country whose law applies):
This Agreement is the entire agreement about the Employee's employment and replaces any earlier offer or understanding. Any change must be in writing and signed by both parties. If any part is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
10. Signatures
By signing below, each party agrees to the terms of this Agreement.
Employer
Signature:
Printed Name:
Title:
Date:
Employee
Signature:
Printed Name:
Date:
This is a general starting point provided by SignNinja, not legal advice. Employment law differs by country, state and type of role: minimum pay, working hours, notice, termination protections and what may be agreed in writing are often fixed by law and cannot be changed by contract. Have this checked against the rules where the Employee works.