Employment Agreement
This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of Date signed — Company between [Company legal name] (the “Company”) and [Employee name] (the “Employee”).
1. Position and duties
The Company employs the Employee as [Job title], reporting to [Manager title], starting on [start date]. The Employee will perform the duties customary for that role and others reasonably assigned, and will devote their full working time to the Company.
Work location: [office address / remote / hybrid]. Classification: [full-time / part-time], [exempt / non-exempt].
2. Compensation
The Company will pay the Employee a base salary of $[amount] per [year / hour], paid on the Company's regular payroll schedule and subject to required withholdings. The Company reviews compensation [annually].
Bonus or commission, if any: [describe, or “none”]. Any equity award is subject to board approval and the Company's equity plan and award agreement.
3. Benefits and time off
The Employee may take part in the benefit plans the Company offers to similarly situated employees, under the terms of those plans, which the Company may change. The Employee will receive [number] days of paid time off per year, plus Company holidays, under Company policy.
4. At-will employment
Employment is at will: either the Employee or the Company may end it at any time, with or without cause or notice. The Employee is asked to give [two (2)] weeks' notice of resignation as a courtesy. Nothing in this Agreement promises employment for any period.
5. Confidentiality
During and after employment, the Employee will keep the Company's non-public business, technical, customer and personnel information confidential and use it only for the Company's work. This does not limit the Employee's right to discuss wages or working conditions, report possible violations of law to a government agency, or make disclosures protected by whistleblower laws.
6. Intellectual property
Work product the Employee creates within the scope of employment, or with the Company's resources, belongs to the Company, and the Employee assigns it to the Company to the extent the law allows. This does not apply to inventions the Employee develops entirely on their own time without Company equipment or information that do not relate to the Company's business, where state law protects them.
7. Company policies
The Employee will follow the Company's written policies as they are updated from time to time. If a policy conflicts with this Agreement, this Agreement controls.
8. Return of property
When employment ends, the Employee will return all Company property, devices, documents and data, and will not keep copies.
9. General
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of [State]. It is the entire agreement about the Employee's employment, replaces any earlier offer or understanding on the same subject, and may be changed only in writing signed by both parties. If any part is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
Signatures
Company
Signature: Signature — Company
Name: Full name — Company
Date: Date signed — Company
Employee
Signature: Signature — Employee
Name: Full name — Employee
Date: Date signed — Employee