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SAMPLE - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IN LETTER FORMAT (SHORT FORM)

Sample - Employment Agreement in Letter Format (Short Form)

We are pleased that you have accepted employment with [NAME OF EMPLOYER] (the “Employer”) commencing [START DATE OF EMPLOYMENT]. As you know, you will be employed as [TITLE DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT]. This letter will set out the terms and conditions of your employment.

1. Scope of Work: As [TITLE DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT, ex. Controller], your duties and obligations will include [JOB DESCRIPTION]. You may be employed by the Employer in a position other than [TITLE DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT, ex. Controller] upon the Employer notifying you in writing of such assignment. In that event, you will continue to be employed by the Employer in the position to which you have been assigned.

2. Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment: Your terms and conditions of employment may be amended from time to time, as the needs of the Employer require. Your performance will be reviewed with you on an annual basis, which is the time at which any salary changes will ordinarily be made.

3. Salary: The Employer will pay to you a gross annual salary of $[AMOUNT OF GROSS ANNUAL SALARY], which will be payable [INSERT “MONTHLY”, “WEEKLY”, “SEMI-MONTH” OR “BI-WEEKLY”] in arrears.

4. Vacation: During the term of this employment agreement, you will be entitled to take vacation in accordance with the normal practices of the Employer. Your vacation is to be taken at a time or times acceptable to the Employer having regard to its operations.

5. Expenses: The Employer will reimburse you in accordance with its policies for all reasonable expenses actually and properly incurred by you in the performance of your duties under this agreement. For all such expenses, you will furnish the Employer statements and vouchers as and when required.

6. Services: You will devote the whole of your time, attention and ability to the business of the Employer and will well and faithfully serve the Employer and use your best efforts to promote its interests.

7. Independent Legal Advice: You agree that you have been advised by the Employer that you should obtain independent legal advice in connection with the terms of this agreement. You confirm that you have either obtained such advice or chosen not to do so and that you fully understand the terms and conditions set out herein and agree to be bound by them.

8. Copy of Agreement: You acknowledge receipt of a copy of this agreement signed by the Employer.

If you agree with the above, please sign both copies of this letter in the presence of a witness and return one copy to the Employer.

Sincerely,
[NAME OF EMPLOYER, ex. ABC Corporation]
Per: __________________________________
I have read, understand and hereby voluntarily accept the terms of employment outlined above.
Date: __________________________________

 

…………………………………………..  
Witness   

………………………………………….
 [NAME OF EMPLOYEE]

SAMPLE - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IN LETTER FORMAT (LONG FORM)

Sample - Employment Agreement in Letter Format (Long Form)

We are pleased that you have accepted employment with [NAME OF EMPLOYER] (the “Employer”) commencing [START DATE OF EMPLOYMENT]. As you know, you will be employed as [TITLE DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT]. This letter will set out the terms and conditions of your employment.

1. Scope of Work: As [TITLE DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT, ex. Controller], your duties and obligations will include [JOB DESCRIPTION]. You may be employed by the Employer in a position other than [TITLE DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT, ex. Controller] upon the Employer notifying you in writing of such assignment. In that event, you will continue to be employed by the Employer in the position to which you have been assigned.

2. Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment: Your terms and conditions of employment may be amended from time to time, as the needs of the Employer require. Your performance will be reviewed with you on an annual basis, which is the time at which any salary changes will ordinarily be made.

3. Salary: The Employer will pay to you a gross annual salary of $[AMOUNT OF GROSS ANNUAL SALARY], which will be payable [INSERT “MONTHLY”, “WEEKLY”, “SEMI-MONTH” OR “BI-WEEKLY”] in arrears.

4. Vacation: During the term of this employment agreement, you will be entitled to take vacation in accordance with the normal practices of the Employer. Your vacation is to be taken at a time or times acceptable to the Employer having regard to its operations.

5. Expenses: The Employer will reimburse you in accordance with its policies for all reasonable expenses actually and properly incurred by you in the performance of your duties under this agreement. For all such expenses, you will furnish the Employer statements and vouchers as and when required.

6. Services: You will devote the whole of your time, attention and ability to the business of the Employer and will well and faithfully serve the Employer and use your best efforts to promote its interests.

7. Duties: You will duly and diligently perform all the duties assigned to you while in the employ of the Employer and truly and faithfully account for and deliver to the Employer all money, securities and things of value belonging to the Employer which you may from time to time receive for, from or on account of the Employer.

8. Rules and Regulations: You agree to be bound by and faithfully observe and abide by all the rules and regulations or guidelines of the Employer (including, but not limited to, any office procedural manuals and any confidentiality of information policies or procedures) which are in effect from time to time which are brought to your notice or of which you should be aware. While a breach of any of the rules or regulations of the Employer may be cause for discipline up to and including discharge, you should be aware that protection of the Employer’s confidential information is extremely important to the success of the Employer and, consequently, any breach of the confidentiality of information policies or procedures which are in effect from time to time will be cause for severe discipline and/or termination of employment for cause.

9. Non-Disclosure: You acknowledge that during your employment with the Employer, confidential information of the Employer will be disclosed to you and that any unauthorized disclosure of such information to third parties or use other than for the Employer’s purposes could cause extensive harm to the Employer. Confidential information of the Employer includes any and all trade secrets, confidential, private or secret information of the Employer including without limitation (i) business and financial information of the Employer, (ii) business methods and practices of the Employer, (iii) marketing strategies of the Employer, and (iv) such information as the Employer may from time to time designate as being confidential to the Employer. Confidential information will not include information that is in the public domain, or information that falls into the public domain, unless such information falls into the public domain by disclosure or other acts by you, or through your fault.

You undertake with the Employer that you will not during your employment with the Employer or at any time thereafter, unless prior written consent is given by the Employer, either directly or indirectly, utilize on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or company (a “person”) or divulge to any other person, except as required by the terms and nature of your employment with the Employer, any confidential information of the Employer, and you shall use your best endeavours to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or publication of such information. In addition, you agree that you will not copy any confidential information of the Employer including any curriculum belonging to the Employer nor remove same form the Employer’s premises without the express written permission of the Employer. You recognize and acknowledge that a breach of this provision may result in the termination of your employment and/or the institution of legal proceedings against you.

10. Non-Competition: You agree that you will not, without the prior written consent of the Employer, at any time during your employment with the Employer and for a period of  [PERIOD OF DURATION OF NON-COMPETITION (IE. 2 YEARS) - NB. SHOULD NOT EXCEED 5 YEARS!] following the termination of your employment however caused (whether your employment is terminated by you or the Employer and whether with or without cause or in breach of this Agreement) either individually or in partnership or jointly or in conjunction with any person as principal, agent, employee, shareholder (other than a holding of shares listed on a United States or Canadian stock exchange that does not exceed 5 percent of the outstanding shares so listed) or in any other manner whatsoever carry on be engaged in or be concerned with or interested in or advise, lend money to, guarantee the debts or obligations of or permit your name or any part thereof to be used or employed by any person engaged in or concerned with description of aspect of business in which employee is engaged (ie, the distribution and sale of computer accounting software)] within [GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITHIN WHICH EMPLOYEE IS NOT TO COMPLETE, ex. the City of New York and an area within a radius of 5 miles from the boundaries of the City of New York].

You agree that the restrictions set out above are reasonable and valid and all defences to the strict enforcement of this non-competition covenant by the Employer is waived by you.

11. Non-Solicitation of Clients: You agree that you will not, without the prior written consent of the Employer, at any time during your employment with the Employer or for a period of 2 years from the termination of your employment however caused (whether your employment is terminated by you or the Employer and whether with or without cause or in breach of this Agreement), either individually or through any company controlled by you and either on your own behalf or on behalf of any person competing or endeavouring to compete with the Employer, directly or indirectly solicit, endeavour to solicit or gain the custom of, canvass or interfere with any person who is a client of the Employer as at the date of termination of your employment or use your personal knowledge of or influence over any such client to or for your own benefit or that of any other person competing with the Employer.

12. Non-Solicitation of Employees: You agree that you will not, without the prior written consent of the Employer, at any time during your employment with the Employer or for a period of 2 years from the date of termination of your employment however caused (whether your employment is terminated by you or the Employer and whether with or without cause or in breach of this Agreement), either individually or through any company controlled by you and either on your behalf or on behalf of any other person competing or endeavouring to compete with the Employer, directly or indirectly solicit for employment, or endeavour to employ or to retain as an independent contractor or agent, any person who is an employee of the Employer as of the date of termination of your employment or was an employee of the Employer at any time during 2 years prior to the termination of your employment.

You further agree that, should you be approached by a person who is or has been an employee of the Employer during the period described above, you will not offer to nor employ or retain as an independent contractor or agent any such person for a period of 2 years following the termination of your employment.

13. Agreement to Modification of Restrictive Covenants: While the restrictions in sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 are considered by you and the Employer to be reasonable in all of the circumstances as of the date of this Agreement, it is hereby agreed that if any one or more of such restrictions shall be judged to be void as going beyond what is reasonable in all of the circumstances for the protection of the interests of the Employer, but would be valid if part of the wording thereof were deleted or the period thereof reduced or the range of activities covered thereby reduced in scope, the said reduction shall be deemed to apply with such modifications as may be necessary to make them valid and effective and any such modification shall not thereby affect the validity of any other restriction contained in this Agreement.

14. Ownership of Intellectual Property: If during your employment with the Employer, you at any time, whether during the course of your normal duties or other duties specifically assigned to you (whether or not during normal working hours), either alone or in conjunction with any other person create or develop any intellectual property (including any work in which copyright subsists or may subsist) you shall immediately disclose same to the Employer. You also agree that all such intellectual property and the copyright and other intellectual property rights therein will be owned by the Employer. Insofar as any intellectual property rights therein for the full term in which such rights exist or are capable of existing throughout the world.

You hereby waive unconditionally and irrevocably all of your moral rights and rights of a similar nature (including those rights arising under Statute) in respect of any work (including works which may come into existence after the date hereof) in which copyright may subsist, created by you during your employment in each jurisdiction throughout the world, to the extent that such rights may be waived in each respective jurisdiction. This waiver extends to any and all acts of the Employer and their successors, assigns and licensees and acts of third persons done with the authority of the Employer and their successors and assigns.

15. Termination for Cause: The Employer may terminate this employment agreement and your employment at any time for cause without notice and without payment of any compensation, either by way of anticipated earnings or damages of any kind.

16. Termination on Notice: You or the Employer may terminate this agreement and your employment at any time upon giving [NOTICE PERIOD FOR TERMINATION, ex. 8 weeks - NB. Should not Exceed 4 months) written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may terminate this agreement immediately upon paying to you [INSERT SAME PERIOD AS ABOVE, ex. 8 weeks)] in lieu of such notice.

17. Fairness and Reasonableness: You and the Employer confirm that the notice or pay in lieu of notice provisions contained in paragraph 16 are fair and reasonable and agree that upon any termination of this agreement by the Employer in compliance with paragraphs 15 or 16  or upon any termination of this agreement by you, you will have no action, cause of action, claim or demand against the Employer or any other person as a consequence of such termination.

18. Return of Property: Upon any termination of your employment, you will at once deliver to the Employer all documents, effects, money or other property belonging to the Employer or for which the Employer is liable to others which are in your possession, charge, control or custody.

19. Provisions which Operate Following Termination: Notwithstanding any termination of your employment for any reason whatsoever (whether your employment is terminated by your or the Employer and whether with or without cause or in breach of this agreement), the provisions of paragraphs 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18 of this agreement and any other provisions of this agreement necessary to give efficacy thereto will continue in full force and effect following such termination.

20. Deductions: All payments under this employment agreement will be subject to all appropriate statutory deductions.

21. Entire Agreement: This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Employer with respect to your employment and cancels and supersedes any prior understandings and agreements between you and the Employer hereto with respect to your employment. There are no representations, warranties, forms, conditions, undertakings or collateral agreements, express, implied or statutory, between you and the Employer other than as expressly set forth in this agreement.

22. Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, such invalidity or unenforceability will attach only to such provision or part of this Agreement and the remaining part of such provision and all other provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

23. Further Assurances: You shall from time to time execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments (including instruments of conveyance and waivers of moral rights) and do all acts and things as the Employer may, at any time, reasonably require to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement.

24. Governing Laws: This agreement will governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [STATE OR PROVINCE OF EMPLOYER, ex. New York].

25. Independent Legal Advice: You agree that you have been advised by the Employer that you should obtain independent legal advice in connection with the terms of this agreement. You confirm that you have either obtained such advice or chosen not to do so and that you fully understand the terms and conditions set out herein and agree to be bound by them.

26. Copy of Agreement: You acknowledge receipt of a copy of this agreement signed by the Employer.

If you agree with the above, please sign both copies of this letter in the presence of a witness and return one copy to the Employer.

Sincerely,
[NAME OF EMPLOYER, ex. ABC Corporation]
Per: __________________________________
I have read, understand and hereby voluntarily accept the terms of employment outlined above.
Date: __________________________________

 

………………………………………….. 
Witness    

 ………………………………………….
  [NAME OF EMPLOYEE

SAMPLE - EQUIPMENT LEASING AGREEMENT

Equipment Leasing Agreement

Chambers agrees to furnish and Customer agrees to hire the
services of ______________________________________________
______________("Equipment"), to be installed at the address [s] indicated below, subject solely to the terms and conditions of the existing Chambers Contract Pricing Agreement between________________________________________
and Chambers Corporation.

Monthly                     Annual      Two Year             Contract No:

Customer and Billing Address                    Installation Address
____________________________      ________________________
____________________________      ________________________
____________________________      ________________________
____________________________      ________________________

Customer acknowledges the responsibilities of providing suitable electrical service and the payment of charges for the placement, removal, and any rigging expense for the equipment and accessories ordered herein.

Earliest Customer Acceptance Date_____________
Equipment Purchase Order Required    Yes, if yes complete below:
Equipment Purchase Order No:_____________From_______To_________
CCP Special Reference Number_______________________
Customer Authorizes Initial Supplies:     Yes:          No
Supply Purchase Order No:__________Supply Agreement No:________
Supply Purchase Order:   Not necessary    Attached    To Follow

Acceptance of this agreement is contingent upon review and approval of Chambers Corporation's Credit Department.

This Agreement shall terminate in the event that Customer makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a voluntary or involuntary petition is filed by or against the Customer under any law having for its purpose the adjudication of Customer as bankrupt or the reorganization
of Customer or may be cancelled by Chambers without notice should Customer default in the payment of any money due hereunder.

____________________            ___________________
Customer's Signature                      Chambers Corporation
By:_________________             By________________Date_____
Title_______________               Title_________Branch_______

SAMPLE - EMPLOYMENT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT

The undersigned officer or employee of _ [Company], agrees to repay to the Company all compensation payments or reimbursements that are disallowed, in whole or in part, as a deductible expense by the Internal Revenue Service.  The reimbursement shall  be made to the full extent of the
disallowance upon an adverse decision of the last tribunal or agency to consider the issue, provided the Company shall not be obligated to seek further appeal if available.

Signed under seal this _ day of _, 2___.

SAMPLE - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT #2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT #2

EMPLOYEEMENT AGREEMENT by and between _ [Company], and _
[Employee].

For good consideration, Company shall employ and the Employee agrees to be employed on the following terms: 

     1. EFFECTIVE DATE:
        Employment shall commence on _, 19_, time being  of the essence.
     2. DUTIES:
        Employee agrees to perform the following duties:  [Describe general duties, or attach job description]       _
Employee shall also perform such further duties as are incidental or implied from the foregoing, consistent with the background, training and qualifications of Employee or may be reasonably delegated as being in the best interests of the Company.  The Employee shall devote full time to his employment and expend best efforts on behalf of Company.  Employee further agrees to abide by all reasonable Company policies and decisions now or hereinafter existing.

     3. TERM:
        The Employee's employment shall continue for a period
        of [_] years, beginning on the effective date of this
        agreement and ending on _, 19_.

     4. COMPENSATION:
        The Employee shall be paid the following compensation:

        a] Annual Salary: $_, paid on the payroll schedule
           existing for other employees.

        b] Such bonuses, vacations, sick leave, retirement            benefits and expense accounts as stated in the  Company manual for other management personnel or as   may be decided by the Company if said items are        discretionary with the Company.

     5. TERMINATION:
        This agreement may be earlier terminated upon:

        a] Death of Employee or illness or incapacity that       prevents Employee from substantially performing for

           [_] continous months or in excess of [_] aggregate
           working days in any calender year.

        b] Breach of agreement by Employee.
     6. MISCELLANEOUS:
        a] Employee agrees to execute a non-compete agreeement
           as annexed hereto.

        b] Employee agrees to execute a confidential
           information and invention assignment agreement as
           annexed hereto.

        c] This agreeement shall not be assignable by either
           party, provided that upon any sale of the business
           by Company, the Company may assign this agreement to
           its successor or employee may terminate same.

        d] In the event of any dispute under this agreement, it
           shall be resolved through binding arbitration in
           accordance with the rules of the American
           Arbitration Association.

        e] This constitutes the entire agreement between the
           parties.
           Any modification must be in writing.
     7. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
        _
     Signed under seal this _ day of _, 2___.

 

______________________________
  [   Company]

 _____________________________
 [Employee]

SAMPLE - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Agreement made between  [name of company]  , located at [address]    , City of [city]    , County of   [county] State of     [state]    , herein referred to as "Company", and   [name of employee]  , of     [address]    , City of
  [city]   , County of   [county]  , State of    [state] herein referred to as "Employee".

Company hereby employs employee to perform such duties at such times and in such manner as the company may from time to time direct.

Employee agrees that he will perform those duties assigned to him to the best of his ability, to maintain a current and complete account of his work and expenses, to remit promptly to the company any monies paid to him or coming into his possession which belong to the company, to devote his full and undivided time to the transaction of company business and to refrain from being engaged in any other business during the tenure of his employment with the company.

In consideration of the foregoing, company agrees to pay to employee the amount of [amount] Dollars, ($     ), per [period of time] plus reasonable travel expenses incurred for the purpose of conducting company business.

This contract shall become effective on [date] and remain in effect until it is terminated by either party.  Either party may terminate this agreement by providing the other party with [number] day's written notice of his or their
intention.  Should this agreement be terminated by either party, employee agrees that the payment in full to the date of termination shall fully satisfy all claims against the company under this agreement.

In witness whereof, the parties have executed this
agreement at [place of execution], on     [date]

____________________
 ____________________

[Signatures]

SAMPLE - EMPLOYEE VIDEO,PHOTO AND RECORDING RELEASE FORM

RELEASE

In consideration of my employment with the [name of firm] , ("Company") and as part of the services being furnished by me to said Company, I hereby give my consent to the photographing of myself and to the recording of my voice.

The Company is hereby authorized to use or cause to be used said still photographs or motion picture footage, recordings of my voice and my name for advertising, publicity, commercial or other business purposes.  Said photographs and/or recordings may be used singualarly or in conjunction with other photographs and/or recordings.

The Company has my authorization to reproduce, or cause to be reproduced and used such photographs and voice recordings.  The same may be exhibited in all domestic and foreign markets.  I understand that others may use and/or reproduce said photographs and/or recordings with or without the Company's consent.

I hereby release the Company, any of its associated or affiliated companies, their directors, officers, agents, employees, customers and the Company's appointed advertising agencies, officers, directors, agents and employees, from all claims of any kind on account of such use.

Witness:______________________         ___________________

Date ___________________

SAMPLE - EMPLOYEE NON COMPETE AGREEMENT FORM

EMPLOYEE NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT

FOR GOOD CONSIDERATION, and in consideration of my being employed by _ [Company], I, the undersigned, hereby agree that upon my termination of employment and notwithstanding the cause of termination, I shall not compete with the business of the Company, or its sucessors or assigns.

The term "not compete" as used in this agreement means that I shall not directly or indirectly own, be employed by or work on behalf of any firm engaged in a business substantially similar and competitive with the Company.

This non-compete agreement shall remain in full force and effect for _ years commencing with the date of employment termination.

Signed under seal this_ day of _, 2____.

SAMPLE - EMPLOYEE NON COMPETE AGREEMENT [SPECIFIC RADIUS] FORM

EMPLOYEE NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT

[Specific Radius]
FOR GOOD CONSIDERATION, and in consideration of my being employed by _ [Company], I, the undersigned, hereby agree that upon my  termination of employment and notwithstanding the cause of termination, I shall not compete with the business of the Company, or its successors or assigns. 

The term "not compete" as used in this agreement means that I shall not directly or indirectly, as an owner, officer, director, employee, consultant, or stockholder, engage in a business substantially similar or competitive to the business of the company.

 This non-compete agreement shall extend only for a radius of _ miles from the present location of the Company, and shall be in full force and effect for _ years, commencing with the date of employment termination.

Signed under seal this _ day of _, 2___.

SAMPLE - INVENTION AGREEMENT FORM

EMPLOYEE INVENTION AGREEMENT

FOR GOOD CONSIDERATION, and in consideration of the undersigned being employed by_ [Company]; the undersigned hereby agrees, acknowledges and represents:

  • The undersigned, during the course of employment, shall promptly disclose in writing to the company all  inventions, discoveries, improvements, developments and innovations whether patentable or not, conceived in whole or in part by the undersigned or through assistance of the dersigned, and whether conceived  or developed during working hours or not, which:

  • Result from any work performed on behalf of  Company, or pursuant to a suggested research project by the Company, or

  • Relate in any manner to the existing or contemplated business of the Company, or

  • Result from the use of the Company's time, material, employees or facilities.

  • The undersigned hereby assigns to the Company, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest  to said inventions.


     2. The undersigned shall, at the Company's request, execute specific assignmnets to any such invention and execute, acknowledge, and deliver any additional documents required to obtain letters patent in any       jurisdiction and shall, at the Company's request and expense, assist in the defense and prosecution of said  letters patent as may be required by Company.  This provision shall survive termination of employ with the       Company.

Signed under seal this _ day of _, 2___.

 

_______________________________

EMPLOYEE

SAMPLE - ADVERTISING, FREELANCE WORK AGREEMENT

RECITALS:

This is [COMPANY NAME]'s standard agreement to confirm a freelance
work arrangement where we are referred to as "Customer" and [COMPANY]
is the "Contractor."

FREELANCE WORK AGREEMENT

Customer hereby requests Contractor to prepare the following:

Description of Work: [ITEM1]

Date Due: [ITEM2]

Customer agrees to pay Contractor $[ITEM3] upon timely receipt and acceptance of the work.  All work done under this Freelance Work Agreement is considered "work for hire," meaning that Contractor is not an employee of Customer, and Contractor is solely responsible for any and all taxes (state, federal, and local), worker's compensation insurance payments, disability payments, social security payments, unemployment insurance payments, other insurance payments, and any similar type of payment for Contractor or employee thereof.

Contractor warrants the work is an original work that has not been previously created and is free of any unauthorized derivations from other sources.  Customer retains the right to refer to Contractor in any advertising or promotional material.

Please acknowledge your acceptance of this Freelance Work Agreement by completing the areas below, and return one copy to my attention.  Thank you in advance for your assistance.
_____________________________

[NAME]
[TITLE]

I, [ITEM4] on behalf of [COMPANY], agree to perform the work indicated above under the terms and conditions of this Freelance Work Agreement.

____________________________

Signature and Date
_____________________________

Social Security Number