Don’t Sign the Contract if you Do Not Understand the Terms

This article aims to specify an enhanced understanding of the laws and regulations about employment contracts. An employment contract could become a complex narrative because what is written in the text is not understood due to its clauses and legal language. Therefore, reading methodically and understanding the context of the contract is critical. It is logical that if the written agreement or a contract agreement may be complex to read by the party, then it is recommended to have a skilled legal person who can read and translate the documents to the parties involved in the said contract agreement, like the Employment Contract.

What is an Employment Contract, and the Role of the Contract to the Employee and the Employer?

An employment contract is a critical binding agreement between parties. Therefore, both the employee and the employer must agree on the common context of the document, sign the agreement, and hold each a copy of the employment contract. Thus, employment contracts are essential as legal documents that can apply as exhibit proof in any possible dispute between the employee and the employer.

The Common Context Agreed on the Employment Contract.

The written agreement includes clauses that stipulate the conditions of the contract. The employee and the employer must check that the employment contract clause is identical. Thus, the contract must be the same or in a common context agreed upon by the parties.

Mostly common context on an employment contract is a statement about the features of the inclusion, such as the job title, duties of the job, amount of the gross/net salary, tax deduction, payroll deduction, insurance, sick leave, duration of the work hours, bonuses, additional pay for overtime hours, holidays, extra pay for calendar holidays, maternity, benefits, and other terms and clauses. The above inclusions should be freely given nonforcible and agreed upon between the employer and the employee. In addition, any possible negotiation and anything to consider should be ironed out and specified on the final contract agreement before both parties sign the document to enforce the contract and legal purposes.

The employment contract is also legally set based on the Labor Code, which is implemented in the country of employment. This way, the labor code recognizes the condition of the employment contract, in which regulations and provisions shall prevail. This Labor Code guards both parties and the rights of the employee and the employer.

Does the Employment Contract need to be Notarized to be Enforceable?

A standard written agreement between the employer and an employee agreeing on the employment terms is considered valid and binding. Therefore, notarizing the contract is non-essential and needed. However, there are some specific Job titles for which an employment contract must be notarized for jurisdiction purposes and the confidentiality of the employment. Nonetheless, to clarify and fully understand the terms, it is again logical to have a legally skilled person check the employment contract for a better picture and understanding of the document.

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