Sample Employment Contract

This agreement is between the employer (the first party) and the employee, a Nepalese national (the second party).

• Designation, monthly salary, working hours, accommodation, food, transportation, medical care, air ticket and visa are stated in the demand letter that accompanies this contract.
• Period. Two or three years from the date of joining. After two years, an increment depends on performance. Renewal of the visa is at the discretion of management.
• Probation. Three months from joining. During probation the employer may end the contract without prior notice if performance is unsatisfactory.
• Salary. Paid on the first day of the following month.
• Overtime. Work beyond 8 hours a day is paid as overtime under company policy.
• Passage. An economy airfare from the country of work to Nepal after two years of service. If the company extends the service, a return airfare is provided.
• Medical. Medical assistance under company rules, free of cost.
• Leave. 30 days of paid annual leave for each completed year.
• Welfare. As per company policy and the labour law of the country of employment.
• Death. The company repatriates the body and insurance compensation follows the law of that country.
• Insurance. The employer insures employees deployed by the recruiting agent as prescribed by the host country’s Ministry of Labor.
• Dismissal. Misconduct, wilful disobedience, breach of local law or safety rules, disrespect of local custom, interference in political or religious affairs, strikes, trade-union activity where prohibited, alcohol, drugs, gambling, damage to property or physical aggression can end the agreement immediately.

Anything not written here follows the labour law of the country of employment and the employer’s rules. Both parties sign two identical originals, one for each party.