Employment Contract

Simply complete the Employment Contract form below and click View Results to see your completed contract.

LawDepot's Employment Contract form lets you:

  • Document the terms on which you are hiring an individual or company.
  • Specify the method of employee compensation: hourly wages, salary, commission, etc.
  • Include optional non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality clauses.
  • Include an optional probationary period.
  • Draft an inexpensive yet comprehensive Employment Contract.

An Employment Contract is also known as: a Hiring Agreement, a Job Contract, an Employment Agreement and Employment Forms.

You can also use our Confidentiality Agreement to protect your confidential information. If you are only changing an employee's compensation or salary, try our Compensation Agreement.

We regularly maintain this contract. Last Modified: March 2009
Employment Contract Details
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This software has the flexibility to let you quickly create the Employment Contract you want. It does this by providing many options with appropriate defaults.
Ensure that the details of the employer and employee are filled in correctly and completely.
If you want to create additional clauses, you can choose the appropriate number that you need. If doing so make sure you use complete sentences.
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Employer
Name:  
Address:
 		  
(e.g. Street, City, State Zipcode)
Fax #:  
Email:  (e.g. employer@company.com)
Nature:

Employee
Name:  
Address:
 		  
(e.g. Street, City, State Zipcode)
Fax #:  
Email:  (e.g. employee@company.com)
Nature:
Gender:

Position
Title:  (e.g. Supervisor)
Duties:

Term
Term of Employment:
Type of Employment:
Commencement Date:  (e.g. April 1st, 2003)
Probationary Period Q: What is a probationary period?

A. A probationary period is a limited period of time after the Employee commences work during which either party has the right to terminate the agreement. In some jurisdictions, termination can occur without notice or compensation (other than wages owed for hours of work already completed). Many employers require their employees to successfully complete a probationary period before offering them a longer term position.
Length of Probationary Period

Employee's Compensation
Type of Compensation:
Yearly Salary: (e.g. 35,000)
Commission Formula: (e.g. twenty (20%) percent of all sales generated by the Employee in the Employee's sales area) OR (e.g. five (5%) percent of the gross profits of the Orange division of the Employer)
How Often Employee is paid:
Overtime:
Amount of Vacation time:
Should the Employer have the opportunity to terminate employment if the Employee is Permanently Disabled for 60 days consecutively or 120 days in a one-year period?
No
Yes

Non-Compete Q. What is the difference between a non-competition clause and a non-solicitation clause?

A. A non-competition clause prevents the Employee from unfairly competing with the Employer after the employment is terminated. This means that when the Employee's employment comes to an end, he or she cannot take a job at a business which is in direct competition with the Employer. A non-solicitation clause prevents the employee from inducing other employees or contractors from leaving the employer or from interfering with the employer's relationship with other employees in general. This means that the Employee cannot invite the Employer's other employees to move with him or her to another workplace.

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How Long Employee is Prevented from Competing After Termination of Employment:

Non-Solicit Q. What is the difference between a non-competition clause and a non-solicitation clause?

A. A non-competition clause prevents the Employee from unfairly competing with the Employer after the employment is terminated. This means that when the Employee's employment comes to an end, he or she cannot take a job at a business which is in direct competition with the Employer. A non-solicitation clause prevents the employee from inducing other employees or contractors from leaving the employer or from interfering with the employer's relationship with other employees in general. This means that the Employee cannot invite the Employer's other employees to move with him or her to another workplace.

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How Long Employee is Restricted From Soliciting Employees from Employer:

Confidentiality Q. How can an Employer protect work product and other confidential information?

A. An Employer can protect his/her confidential information by inserting a clause that says all confidential information including work product belongs to the Employer. This clause is automatic in LawDepot's U.S. and Canadian forms. The document states that all confidential information including work product belongs to the Employer. LawDepot's Employment Contract broadly defines "confidential information" to protect everything from trade secrets to customer lists.
How Long Duties and Obligations of Confidentiality Exist After Termination of Employment:

Notice Required to Terminate Employment Contract Q: What does "notice" mean?

A. Notice refers to a period of time prior to termination of the employment contract. The purpose of notice is to allow the Employee to find other employment or the Employer to find a replacement employee. In most jurisdictions, the law requires Employers to give Employees a notice period (or pay in lieu of notice) before termination.

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Employer Must Give:
Employee Must Give:

Miscellaneous
Laws of which State will govern this contract?

Additional Clauses
How Many Additional Clauses do you want to create?
First Additional Clause:

Second Additional Clause:

Third Additional Clause:

Fourth Additional Clause:


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