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This Sample Employment Contract
briefly Explains How the Terms and Conditions are Drafted

Your internal HR or legal expertise can prepare the employment contract. Where possible, ask a lawyer to vet, verify or check it.

Fixed-Term Contract
This sample employment contract does not refer to permanent appointments.

It refers to a fixed-term contract which normally is the nature of appointment of executives in senior management positions. But it can involve junior employees, too.

A CEO contract is normally a fixed-term contract. However, there are still a lot of CEOs appointed on a permanent basis.


An employment contract is one of the important matters that require careful preparation under human resources employment plan.

It is important to keep in the mind the "approved" terms and conditions of appointment at the time you conduct the recruitment exercise. It is preferable to have a copy when conducting the job interview.

Parties to a Contract
The commencing paragraph of an employment contract names the parties to the contract, namely, the employee and the employing organization with their respective address. The employment may take the form of a fixed term contract.


Conditions under which the Contract is Made
If you have the opportunity to see any sample employment contract, you may notice that the conditions under which the employment contract is made and finalized are stated usually with the commencing words "WHEREAS" under "Recitals". Here, the parties also state that there is an intention to create legal relations.

Terms and Conditions of Appointment
These form the major portion of the employment contract between the employee and your organization.

These include provisions such as:

• Termination,
• Confidentiality,
• Compensation,
• Reimbursements,
• Equipments provided,
• Breach of any term and condition, and
• Effects of the country's laws on the agreement.

Enter every item that you have agreed upon.

Execution and Stamping
The employee and employer's representative will put their respective signature at the end of the employment contract. This signifies their agreement that the terms and conditions are binding.

Both employee and employee will have their respective signature witnessed.

Once the agreement is executed and stamped, it is practically impossible to amend the terms and conditions. Well, of course until the next time the contract is due for renewal if it is ever renewed.

In cases where people resign or are terminated, check out these LINKS:
Exit Interview
Sample Termination Letter


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