FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and effective as of [MM/DD/YYYY] by and between:

Employer: [EMPLOYER NAME] having its principal place of business at [EMPLOYER ADDRESS] (the “Employer”),

AND

Employee: [EMPLOYEE NAME] with a mailing address of [EMPLOYEE ADDRESS] (the “Employee”).

The parties hereby agree to the following:

1. EMPLOYEE DUTIES. The Employee agrees that they will act in accordance with this Agreement and with the best interests of the Employer in mind. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities of their position, the Employee agrees to adhere to any and all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations as administered by the Employer. In addition, the Employee agrees to abide by all local, county, State, and Federal laws while employed by the Employer.

2. RESPONSIBILITIES. The Employee shall be given the job title of [EMPLOYEE JOB TITLE] (the “Position”), which shall involve:

[DESCRIBE EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES].

The Employer may also assign duties to the Employee from time to time as deemed necessary by the Employer. The Employee shall be expected to work: (check one)

☐ Full-time
☐ Part-time

3. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. During the employment period, the Employee shall be eligible to participate in benefits established by the Employer. These include:

[DESCRIBE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS].

The aforementioned benefits may be changed at any time by the Employer.

4. FIXED-TERM. The Employer agrees to hire the Employee for a Specified Time-Period beginning on [MM/DD/YYYY] and ending on [MM/DD/YYYY]. The Employee and Employer have the right to terminate this Agreement by providing a minimum of [#] days’ notice to one another.

5. PAY. As compensation for the services provided, the Employee shall be paid $[AMOUNT] per hour. Payment shall be distributed to the Employee on a [FREQUENCY] (e.g., “monthly”) basis.

6. OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. The Employer agrees to reimburse the Employee for the following expenses: (check all that apply)

☐ – Travel
☐ – Food
☐ – Lodging
☐ – Other: [OTHER EXPENSE(S)].

7. CONFIDENTIALITY. The Employee understands and agrees to keep any and all information confidential regarding the business plans, inventions, designs, products, services, processes, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, customer information, customer lists, prices, analytics data, costs, affairs, and any other information that could be considered proprietary to the Employer (the “Confidential Information”).

8. APPEARANCE. The Employee must appear at the Employer’s desired workplace at the time scheduled. If the Employee does not appear, for any reason, on more than [#] separate occasions in a 12-month calendar period, the Employer has the right to terminate this Agreement immediately.

9. NOTICES. All notices that are to be sent under this Agreement shall be done in writing and delivered via Certified Mail to the mailing addresses written above.

10. RETURN OF PROPERTY. The Employee agrees to return any and all property of the Employer upon the termination of employment.

11. SEVERABILITY. This Agreement shall remain in effect in the event a section or provision is unenforceable or invalid.

12. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed under the laws in the State of [STATE NAME].

13. SIGNATURES. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement was signed by the parties under the hands of their duly authorized officers and made effective as of the undersigned date.

Employer Signature: _________________________ Date: [MM/DD/YYYY]
Printed Name: [PRINTED NAME]
Title: [JOB TITLE]

Employee Signature: _________________________ Date: [MM/DD/YYYY]
Printed Name: [PRINTED NAME]
Title: [JOB TITLE]