Employee Contract / Appointment Letter

Hi,
I am working in healthcare sector based at Kerala. I have below queries w.r.t employment contact.

• Can a healthcare organization sign employment contract for 3 years?
• Is it legally accepted?
• If we are issuing employment contract, the appointment order is required?

Please share me a sample contract so that I can refer.

Waiting for your reply

Kind Regards
Meera

Hi,

Employment contract for 3 years is ok as long as either Parties sign on mutually agreed terms and conditions. If you are issuing contract of employment letter it should contain all clauses like period of contract, separation clause for both parties involved, lump sum amount to be paid with necessary deductions like Tax deducted at source etc. In the presence of contract of employment letter, separate appointment letter is not required. You may get lot of contract formats online. You can download and edit as per your requirement.

Appointment letter is nothing but a contract of employment. If you have a separate format
for Employment contract, duplication is not necessary. Nothing wrong in entering into
a 3 year contract.

Employee Contract to be taken on letter head or stamp paper?

Obviously, Contract of Employment/Offer of Appointment is made out in the letter head of the Company.

Hi,

Contract of Appointment to be printed in Company's letter head - original to be given to the joinee - joinee to accept and sign the copy of the Contract of Appointment.