A
written employment contract is
a document that you and your employee
sign that sets forth the terms
of your relationship. In addition
to clearly describing what the
employee is going to do for you
and what you are going to do for
the employee.
The contract should include:
- the term of time for the
employment period (one year, two
years, permanent or short term)
- the employee's responsibilities
- the salary (hourly salary,
annual salary) and pay period
(weekly, bi-weekly or monthly)
- the benefits offer (health
insurance, dental insurance, vacation
weeks, vacation leave, disability
leave)
- limitations on the employee's
ability to compete with your business
once the employee leaves
- privacy and confidentiality
to respect in the business
- probation period (3 months)
- Evaluation period (each
year)
- grounds for termination
Make sure you don’t:
- Promise raises, bonuses, vacations or perks that may not be forthcoming
- Make any guarantees that the employee will be employed for any length of time
- In short, don’t promise anything that you cannot follow up by providing.
The contract should be signed
by the company and the employee.
Employer should store a copy in
an employee file. The contract
for employee job is a important
document. |
