Contract of Employment is a legally binding agreement between employer and employee which covers all essential elements of work.
Contract of Employment must contain clear and specific terms and conditions which will govern the relationship between employer and employee.
The terms and conditions of the contract of employment must show the name and address and the employer and employee, job title, commencement of the job, salary, hours of work, termination clause, rights of the employee, the responsibility of the employer, etc.
In case the contract of employment is silent in a certain important provision, labour law is used to govern the situation.
the following is a sample of the contract of employment.
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT IS MADE the ________ day of ____________20_______
BETWEEN
(1)
______________________ of __________________ (the “Employer”) and
(2)
______________________ of __________________ (the “Employee”).
This document sets
out the terms and conditions of employment which are required to be given to
the Employee under the law.
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1. Commencement and Job Title. The
Employer agrees to employ the Employee from _______________________200_______
in the capacity of ________________________ at
___________________________________________.
No employment
with a previous Employer will be counted as part of the Employee’s period of
continuous employment. The Employee’s duties may from time to time be
reasonably modified as necessary to meet the needs of the Employer’s business.
2. Salary. The Employer shall pay the Employee
a salary of USD. _____________ per year by equal [weekly] [monthly]
installments in arrears.
3. Hours of
Employment. The Employee’s normal hours of employment shall be _______ to
_________ on Mondays to Fridays [and _________ to __________ on Saturdays]
during which time the Employee may take up to one hour for lunch between the
hours of 12pm and 2pm, and the Employee may from time to time be required to
work such additional hours as is reasonable to meet the requirements of the
Employer’s business [at no additional payment] [at an overtime rate of Tshs. ______per
hours].
4. Holidays.
The Employee shall be entitled to ________days holiday per the calendar year at full
pay in addition to the normal public holidays. Holidays must be taken at a time
that is convenient to the Employer and no more than ______weeks’ holidays may
be taken at any one time.
5. Sickness.
The Employee shall be paid normal remuneration during sickness absence for a
maximum of ________ weeks in any period of twelve months provided that the
Employee provides the Employer with a medical certificate in the case of
absence of more than seven consecutive days. Such remuneration will be less the
amount of any Statutory Sick Pay or Social Security sickness benefits to which
the Employee may be entitled.
6. Pension.
[There is no pension scheme applicable to the Employee] [The Employee shall be
entitled to join the Employer’s pension scheme the details of which are set out
in the Employer’s booklet entitled ________________________________________
which is available on request].
7. Termination.
The Employer may terminate by giving written notice to the Employee as follows:
(a)
With not less the one week’s notice during the first
two years of continuous employment;
(b)
With not less than one week’s notice for each full year
of continuous employment after the first two years until the twelfth year of
continuous employment; and
(c)
With not less than twelve weeks’ notice after twelve
years of continuous employment.
The Employer may
terminate this agreement without notice or payment in lieu of notice in the
case of serious or persistent misconduct such as to cause a major breach of the
Employer’s disciplinary rules.
The Employee may
terminate this agreement by one week’s written notice to the Employer.
8. Confidentiality.
The Employee is aware that during his employment he may be a party to
confidential information concerning the Employer and the Employer’s business.
The Employee shall not during the term of this employment disclose or allow the disclosure of any confidential information (except in the proper course of his employment).
After the termination of this agreement, the Employee shall not disclose or use any of the Employers to amount to a trade secret.
The Employer shall be entitled to apply for an injunction to prevent such disclosure or use and to seek any other remedy including without limitation the recovery of damages in the case of such disclosure or use.
The Employee shall not during the term of this employment disclose or allow the disclosure of any confidential information (except in the proper course of his employment).
After the termination of this agreement, the Employee shall not disclose or use any of the Employers to amount to a trade secret.
The Employer shall be entitled to apply for an injunction to prevent such disclosure or use and to seek any other remedy including without limitation the recovery of damages in the case of such disclosure or use.
9. Non-Competition.
For a period of [one] [two] year(s) after the termination of this agreement the
Employee shall not solicit or seek business from any customers or clients of
the Employer who were customers or clients of the Employer at any time during
the ___________ years immediately preceding the termination of this agreement.
10. Discipline.
The Employer’s disciplinary rules and the grievance and appeal procedure in
connection with these rules are set out in the Employer’s booklet entitled
___________
__________________
which is attached hereto.
11. Notices.
All communications including notices required to be given under this agreement
shall be in writing and shall be sent either by personal service or first class
post to the parties’ respective addresses.
12. Severability.
If any provision of this agreement should be held to be invalid it shall to
that extent be served and the remaining provisions shall continue to have full
force and effect.
13. Entire
Agreement. This agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
and supersedes all prior arrangement and understandings whether written or oral
with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be varied except in
writing signed by both the parties hereto.
14. Governing
Law. This agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of ………..
in force at the time of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS OF
WHICH the parties have signed this agreement the day and year first above
written
See also
______________________________
Signed by the
Employer
______________________________
in the presence
of (witness)
Name
_________________________
Address
________________________
_______________________________
Occupation
_____________________
Signed by or on
behalf of the Employee
______________________________
in the presence
of (witness)
Name
_________________________
Address
________________________
_______________________________
Occupation
_____________________
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