An employment contract, the concept and types of which are very diverse, is a kind of agreement between the employee and the employer. In accordance with the employment contract, the employee undertakes to fulfill all the duties assigned to him, and the employer - to pay the agreed wages and provide the proper working conditions. Types of employment contracts are diverse, each developed and regulated by legislation for a specific case. Let us consider in more detail the labor contract, its concept, types and content.
Concept and content of the employment contract
The employment contract is a legal document that fixes the relationship of the employee and employer, legitimizes them and obliges each party to fulfill the requirements of the contract. Certain types of employment contracts regulate the employment relationship between the employee and the employer, but the main content of the employment contract is an agreement between the parties. The employment contract determines the occurrence, any changes, as well as the termination of the relationship between the parties.
The employment contract includes information about the parties, requisites, as well as the conditions under which this agreement is built. Regardless of the types and content of the employment contract, it must be executed in writing, contain all necessary signatures of both parties and seals, and be in duplicate at least.
Types of employment contracts
Types and forms of the employment contract can be very diverse and depend on many factors. The specific features of certain types of employment contracts are determined by their terms, content and form.
Types of employment contracts by term
By the terms of the types of employment contract in Ukraine are divided into contracts:
- with employees for temporary performance of a certain type of work;
- for a certain period of time (temporary or seasonal workers);
- for an indefinite period (unlimited);
- different types of fixed-term employment contract.
Types of employment contracts for content
By content, the types of employment contracts are divided into contracts:
- with homeworkers:
- with foreign citizens;
- with individuals;
- with young specialists;
- based on the results of the competition;
- Contract;
- with civil servants;
- on part-time work;
- with citizens under the age of majority;
- with temporary or seasonal workers;
- with work on the shift method.
A contract as a type of an employment contract is a special form of it, which provides for the duration of the contract, the rights and obligations of the parties, the responsibility of each party, the proper working conditions, material security. A contract break occurs after the expiration of its validity period, as well as in case of an early break with the agreement of both parties. Distinctive features of the contract is its mandatory compilation in writing. Also, the contract differs from the employment contract in that it has an urgent character, i.e. is drawn up for a certain period of time. It must necessarily specify all the conditions under which you can break the contract.
Types of employment contracts by form
According to the form of drawing up the types of the employment contract are divided into contracts:
- oral (not legally distributed);
- written, which in turn is divided into subspecies.
A written employment contract must necessarily be drawn up in cases where a contract with an individual or a minor is expected to be concluded, an organized recruitment of employees is to be conducted. The contract also stipulates in writing the work in areas with special geographical or climatic conditions, work with an increased risk for health, the desire of the employee to conclude the contract in writing, as well as in other cases specified in the legislation.