Employment Contract FAQs

You don’t need a contract if you don't care about money. You don’t need an employment contract if you don’t care about employment protection. Employment Contract FAQs:

HTW Law Employment Contract FAQs
Is an Employment Contract Necessary?

You don’t need an employment contract if you do not care about money. You don’t need an employment agreement if you don’t care about employment protection. Employment contract drafting is substance over form and a lot of legal issues are involved, and drafting enforceable contractual terms in an employment contract is more of an art than a science.

Three Types of Employment Agreement

Employment contract drafting is substance over form and a lot of legal issues are involved, and drafting enforceable contractual terms in an employment contract is more of an art than a science. Three Types of Employment Contacts: Permanent Employment ContractFixed Term Employment ContractIndependent Contractor Agreement.

Elements of an Employment Contract

Employment Contract requires offer, mutual agreement, consideration, acceptance. Any contractual term that attempts to limit employee’s entitlement to Employment Standards Act (ESA) minimum standard is under strict scrutiny. Employment agreement drafting is substance over form and lots of legal issues are involved. It's more of an art than science.

Contract Work Count as Employment?

Contract Work does count as employment. The primary distinction between contract employees and permanent workers revolves around differences in the employer-employee relationship. The main differences between contract employees and full-time employees are the degree of the employer’s control over their work.