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Employment Contract

Between an employer and the person engaged to provide a service in exchange for money is an employment contract. Throughout the hiring process, parties negotiate the employee's compensation, perks, and other conditions of employment. After being hired, employees are sometimes referred to as "W-2 employees," and payroll taxes are deducted from their wages.

Terms and conditions

Employment Contract

An employer who is willing to pay a person for their services has an employee contract. The company has the option of paying the employee a salary or on an hourly basis (annual basis). For the duration of the contract, the employee must fulfill all of their obligations.

It allows both parties to clearly understand their obligations and the terms of employment.

More specifically, an employment contract can include: 

  • Salary or wages:

  • Schedule: 

  • Duration of employment:

  • General responsibilities: 

  • Communications:

  • Benefits

  • Future competition:

Employment Contract FAQ'S

01.What are part-time and full-time works?

Part-time: In general, full-time employment refers to a worker who puts in 1 to 34 hours a week.

Full-time: Although 35 to 40 hours a week is regarded as full-time work, there are no federal rules that define this term. Except for the maximum number of hours which is 40 in a particular workweek, no overtime is permitted without payment of at least one and a half (1.5) times the regular rate of pay.

02.What distinguishes an employee from an independent contractor?

The key distinction is that an independent contractor is responsible for paying their own taxes to federal and state authorities, whereas an employee gets federal and state withholding deducted from their salary by the employer.

03.What is employment at will?

Nearly all employees who work for an organization are "at will" workers. In an at-will employment relationship, either the employee or the employer may end the relationship at any moment, but the employer is not permitted to do so for any unlawful grounds.

04.Which laws prohibiting employment discrimination are federal?

The following grounds are prohibited for discrimination against employees and applicants: 

  • Race, color, and nationality 
  • Religion
  • Sex (encompassing gender identity and sexual orientation) (including gender identity and sexual orientation)
  • Pregnancy
  • Age (40 or older) (40 or older)
  • Disability
  • Genealogical data

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