A good indicator that a business is being run professionally is if they issue employment contracts to employees. It takes a mature business to realize the value of an employment contract and use it to make its legal systems easier to run.
But the employment contract leads to so many misconceptions, both on the employer's and the employee's side.
One of the most common questions we get on our site is a variation of:
"Attorney, my employer didn't issue me an employment contract. Can I immediately resign?"
Or on the side of the employer, they ask:
"Attorney, I want to terminate an employee. I didn't issue him an employment contract. Can I just remove him now?"
If you've been wondering about the same things because of the lack of an employment contract, stay tuned.
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Welcome to legal Guide Philippines where we simplify the law to help you make better choices. I'm Atty. Ramon Ramirez and I'm with my partner, Atty. Erwin Zagala.
So today, we're talking about Employment Contacts. So Atty. Erwin, what are the questions people usually ask?
What will you learn in this episode on the employment contract
- Is this required to be considered an employee?
- What happens if no contract?
- Missed opportunities for employer?
- How to correct?
Additional Resources
For most of you, this lesson was more than enough. And if it makes your life easier then great. But there are some of you who will watch end up asking more questions, such as:
- What format should the probationary contract take
- What are the important provisions I should include in my probationary contact?
- What information should you ask the employee to include
If that's you, then I invite you to check our course titled "How to draft a probationary contract". You can go to info.legalguide.ph/probationary for more information.
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One last thing.... running a business is hard and we need to cover all bases. One area which you can change which will have positive effects throughout the employee's lifetime with your company is the employment contract. Start it off right and keep benefiting from that investment over and over again while the employee works with you.
So wasn't that simple? Now go make better choices.
