Fixed-Term Employment Contracts: According to section 14 para. 4 of the German Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act, fixed-term employment contracts need to be in written form to be valid.

Employment contracts, especially of the exuberant variety, appear to be rarely used by small businesses except in certain contexts—namely to secure the owner a reasonable retirement income after ...

Summary. Severance agreements and employment contracts with release of claims provisions may violate 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Bad release provisions may be fixed, penalty-free, before ...

Permanent contracts, also known as open-ended contracts, represent the most traditional form of employment agreement. They establish a continuous arrangement between the employer and the employee ...

An employment contract, also known as an employment agreement or contract of employment, is tailored to each specific employment relationship. However, there are a few standard details that employment ...

An employment contract or agreement forms a contractual relationship, usually between an employer organization and an individual employee. Employment contracts are common between an employer and a ...

A clearly drafted Employment Agreement can set out the obligations and expectations of the company and the employee in a way that minimizes future disputes. Contract negotiations can be difficult, and ...

Employment agreements are entered into for several reasons, such as providing a specific length of service to an employee, to prohibit an employee from using confidential information for his own ...

In employment contracts, a fundamental employee protection is the right to continued employment absent termination for "cause." Employment contracts often specify procedures that must be followed ...

All college presidents technically hold employment contracts. But whether the terms of those contracts are spelled out clearly is a different story. One-third of public university chiefs do not ...

We offer a helpful checklist of important issues to consider when negotiating employment agreements for CEOs, CFOs, and other high-level executives.