Contract Terms Checklist

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Contract Terms Checklist

Contract Terms Checklist

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Email: {{email}}

Website: {{website}}

Contract Terms Checklist

Employee Name: {{employee_name}}

Position: {{position}}

Date of Review: {{date_of_review}}

1. Basic Employment Details

• Full legal names of employer and employee: (Yes/No)

• Employee’s residential address and contact details: (Yes/No)

• Date of commencement of employment: (Yes/No)

• Job title and a brief description of duties: (Yes/No)

• Place of work: (Yes/No)

2. Remuneration and Benefits

• Gross salary/wage (and how it’s calculated): (Yes/No)

• Pay period (e.g., weekly, monthly): (Yes/No)

• Method of payment: (Yes/No)

• Details of any allowances or benefits (e.g., medical aid, provident fund, travel allowance): (Yes/No)

• Deductions authorized by law or agreement: (Yes/No)

3. Working Hours and Leave

• Ordinary hours of work: (Yes/No)

• Overtime provisions and rates: (Yes/No)

• Annual leave entitlement: (Yes/No)

• Sick leave entitlement: (Yes/No)

• Maternity/Paternity leave provisions: (Yes/No)

• Other types of leave (e.g., family responsibility leave): (Yes/No)

4. Probationary Period (if applicable)

• Duration of probationary period: (Yes/No)

• Performance criteria for successful completion: (Yes/No)

• Process for extension or termination during probation: (Yes/No)

5. Termination of Employment

• Notice periods for termination by either party: (Yes/No)

• Conditions for summary dismissal: (Yes/No)

• Provisions for retrenchment (if applicable): (Yes/No)

• Severance pay entitlements (if applicable): (Yes/No)

6. Confidentiality, Intellectual Property, and Restraint of Trade

• Confidentiality clauses: (Yes/No)

• Intellectual property ownership clauses: (Yes/No)

• Restraint of trade clauses (if applicable, with clear scope and duration): (Yes/No)

7. Dispute Resolution

• Mechanism for resolving disputes (e.g., internal grievance procedure, mediation, arbitration): (Yes/No)

8. General Provisions

• Governing law of the contract: (Yes/No)

• Entire agreement clause: (Yes/No)

• Amendments to be in writing: (Yes/No)

• Employee declaration of understanding: (Yes/No)

Signature Block

_____________________________

Employer Representative Name: {{employer_representative_name}}

Signature: _______________________

Date: {{date_employer_signature}}

_____________________________

Employee Name: {{employee_name}}

Signature: _______________________

Date: {{date_employee_signature}}