As a business owner, do you have employment contracts for some or all of your employees? And as an employee did you sign an employment contract upon employment? Do you even consider them important or a mere formally?

In our experience, Contract are very important for all kinds of employment. The contents and structure of the contract can be altered based on the employment but it is necessary to have a formal agreement clearly laying out the terms of the engagement. Some common terms include the responsibilities of both parties, duration, termination clauses, benefits, confidentiality obligation etc.

Many times, you find that some specifics for the job are lost in time and the contracts become a good reference to the initial engagement. It is also important to ensure that the employee keeps working solely with in the scope of work stated therein.

There are hardly any downsides to having an employment contract because you protect yourself through contracts.

One of our pristine services for you is contract drafting and review. Upon engagement, we help examine all the existing contracts of your business, if any, and where none exist, prepare agreements perfectly mirroring the various engagements. We also review your contracts to ensure that you accede to terms that will not adversely affect you and your business.

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