First hire · Template 03 of 40
Use it when taking on an employee (also acts as the written statement of particulars).
Not sure it is the right one? Read Employee, worker or contractor? Picking the right contract.
Plus a schedule of the commercial details and signature blocks where the document needs them.
The first part of the template, as it reads in Word. Blanks are shown as lines; the drafting notes sit in the margin of the file.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
This Employment Contract (the “Contract”) is made on ____________________ between:
(1) ____________________ LTD, a company registered in England and Wales (registration number ____________) whose registered office is at ______________________________________________ (the “Company”); and
(2) ____________________ of ______________________________________________ (the “Employee”).
The Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions and interpretation
“Business”: the business carried on by the Company from time to time, as described in Schedule 1.
“Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England.
“Confidential Information”: has the meaning given in clause 8.1.
“Intellectual Property Rights”: patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, moral rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights in confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other intellectual property rights, whether registered or unregistered, anywhere in the world.
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