Contracts

From the perspective of the employer, the benefits of a written employment contract are many and include:

• Defining the job description and duties expected of the employee
• Ensuring that the employee confirms that he or she possesses the skills to perform such duties
• Providing for a probationary period for new employees
• Specifying termination entitlements
• Setting out and/or referencing internal policies regarding expenses, benefit plans and other perquisites affiliated with the employee relationship
• Confirming, where appropriate, obligations of non-disclosure, non-solicitation and other restrictive covenants
• Clarifying all aspects of the employee’s compensation, including base pay, bonuses, commissions and the like.

At Turnpenney Milne LLP we work with our employer clients to develop and consistently update legally binding and effective employment contracts that protect the employer. We are also retained to draft, review and occasionally litigate the terms of independent contractor agreements and fixed term employment contracts.