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END OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This End of Employment Agreement (the Agreement) is made at Islamabad on the [•] day of [•], 2019 (the
“Signing Date”),

BY & BETWEEN:

(1) [insert], private limited company incorporated under the laws of Pakistan and having its registered office
at [insert] (hereinafter referred to as the “Employer”, which expression shall, where the context so
permits, be deemed to mean and include its successors-in-interest and permitted assigns); and

(2) Mr. [•], son of [•], holding Pakistan CNIC No. [•] resident of [•], Pakistan (hereinafter referred to as the
“Employee”, which expression shall, where the context so permits, be deemed to mean and include his/her
successors-in-interest and permitted assigns);

(The Employer and Employee shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each
individually as a “Party”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing understanding and the mutual covenants set forth herein,
the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. SCOPE OF TERMINATION

1.1 This Agreement governs the terms and conditions of the termination of the employment of the Employee
with the Employer.

1.2 The effective date of termination of the employment is [•] [•] 201[•] (“Effective Date”).

1.3 Based on the Employee’s length of service and applicable laws, the effective notice period is one (1)
month. In lieu of serving the notice, the Employer has served a Notice for Payment in Lieu of Notice and
shall pay an amount of PKR [•]/- (subject to applicable deductions and taxes, as one month’s salary.

1.4 The Employer shall also pay to the Employee any accrued entitlements and any outstanding salary up to
and including his last day of employment, in accordance with the terms of his employment contract.

1.5 The Employee shall handover and return all property and documentation given by the Employer to the
Employee or otherwise acquired by the Employee during the course of his employment.

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2. CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS

2.1 The Employee hereby acknowledges that during the course of his employment with the Employer, certain
Confidential Information (as defined herein below) concerning the Employer’s business and activities and
in connection with his employment requirements, has been shared with him by the Employer, the
Employer Group, representatives and affiliates. The Employee further acknowledges that unauthorized
disclosure of such Confidential Information will cause irreparable harm/loss to the Employer, the
Employers Group and its affiliates. In this regard, the Employee hereby undertakes, acknowledges and
agrees to:

(a) keep the Confidential Information confidential and not disclose, divulge or provide it to anyone
in any circumstances whatsoever;

(b) not to seek disclosure of any information (whether Confidential Information or not) from the
officers, employees or professional advisers of the Employer or of any members of the Employer’s
Group or to make unsolicited contact with, or enquiries of, the Employer or any of its officers,
directors, employees or professional advisers relating directly or indirectly to the business of the
Employer or Employer Group without the prior written consent of a duly authorised representative
of the Employer or the Employer’s Group;

Provided that, the Employee may disclose Confidential Information:

(a) where the Employee is required to disclose Confidential Information by any court of competent
jurisdiction or any competent judicial, governmental, supervisory or regulatory body; or

(b) where the Employee is required to disclose Confidential Information under any law or regulation
with which the Employee is required to comply.

2.2 On the Effective Date, the Employee shall:

(a) promptly return to the Employer all Confidential Information (i) supplied by the Employer or a
member of the Employer Group or its affiliates, to the Employee or to an Authorised Recipient or
(ii) prepared by the Employee for the Employer or the Employer Group during the course of
employment, together with any copies of such information; or

(b) if the Confidential Information is in the possession or control of the Employee, destroy or
permanently erase all such Confidential Information together with any copies of it, and certify
such destruction in writing to Employer.

2.3 The Employee agrees that no right or licence is granted to it in relation to any Confidential Information.

2.4 For the purposes of this Agreement,

“Confidential Information” shall mean:

(a) any and all information, know-how, experience or material, whether technical, commercial,
financial or otherwise, in Employer's, or a member of the Employer Group’s, possession (whether
actual or imputed) or related to the Employer or any member of the Employer’s Group or in
relation to the course of employment of the Employee at the Employer, in whatever form
including, without limitation, written, oral, visual or electronic, or on tape or disk (whether or not
owned or developed by Employer or a member of the Employer Group) which the Employee may
obtain knowledge of, directly or indirectly, through or as a result of access to the premises of
Employer or a member of the Employer Group or through discussions and communications with
the directors, employees, officers, agents, representatives, consultants or professional advisers of
the Employer or any member of the Employer’s Group; and

(b) any data of whatsoever nature prepared by the Employee on the Employer's behalf which contain
or otherwise reflect such information as is described in paragraph (a) above,

with the exception of any information which at the time of supply: (a) is within the public domain and any
information which at the time of supply to or from the Employee is not in the public domain but
subsequently comes into the public domain, other than as a result of a breach by the Employee or by an
Authorised Recipient; (b) is independently developed by the Employee; (c) the Employee lawfully obtains
from any third party who has lawfully obtained such information; or (d) is published or generally disclosed
to the public by the Employer.

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“Employer’s Group” shall mean any body corporate which is from time to time an affiliated entity of
the Employer, a subsidiary of the Employer or a subsidiary of a holding company of the Employer, or an
affiliate (which expressions shall have the meanings attributed to them in the relevant statute(s) in
accordance with the governing law of this Agreement).

2.5 The Parties shall keep this Agreement and its terms and conditions confidential and shall not disclose any
information concerning this Agreement.

3. RELEASE

3.1 The Employee hereby releases and forever discharges the Employer, Employer Group, its successors,
administrators, assigns, affiliates and related companies, and their directors, officers and employees (the
“Released Parties”) of and from all actions, causes of action, damages, claims, cross claims and demands
whatsoever, (including all damage, loss and injury not now known or anticipated but which may arise in
the future and all effects and consequences thereof), however and wherever arising, which the Employee
had, now has, or which the Employee, its heirs, administrators and assigns or any of them hereafter can,
shall or may have in respect of the Employee’s employment by the Employer or the termination thereof.

3.2 The Employee further agrees not to make or continue any claim or take or continue any proceeding against
the Released Parties with respect to the employment of the Employee by the Employer or with respect to
the termination of the Employee’s employment.

4. NON COMPETE & NON SOLICITATION

4.1 For a period of one (1) year after the Signing Date of this Agreement, the Employee shall not solicit,
induce or attempt to induce any past, current or potential customer of the Employer, Employer’s or its
affiliates to: (i) cease doing business in whole or in part with or through the Employer, Employer’s or its
affiliates or otherwise disrupt any previously established relationship existing between such customer and
the Employer, Employer’s or its affiliate; or (ii) do business with the Employee.

4.2 For a period of one (1) year from the Signing Date of this Agreement, the Employee shall not solicit,
induce or attempt to induce any employee, supplier, lessor, licensor or other person who has a business
relationship with the Employer, Employer’s or its affiliates, or who is currently engaged in discussions or
negotiations with the Employer, Employer’s or its affiliates to enter into a business relationship, to
discontinue or reduce the extent of such relationship with the Company or its affiliates. The Employee
understands and recognizes that the covenants of the Employee set forth in this Section are essential
elements of this Agreement and, but for such Employee’s agreement to comply with these covenants, the
Employer and the Employee would not have entered into this Agreement. It is agreed that these provisions
are reasonable under the circumstances pertaining to the Employer’s business and Employee’s role therein,
and is necessary for the protection of the Employer’s legitimate business interests.

5. GENERAL

5.1 The Employee acknowledges and agrees that all intellectual property created, acquired, adapted, modified,
or improved, in whole or in part, by or through the efforts of the Employee during the course of his
Employment with the Employer, including without limitation all patents, trademarks, copyrights, service
marks, trade secrets, know-how, or other work product in any way related to the Employer’s operations
and activities, are works for hire and are owned exclusively by the Employer, and the Employee shall have
no right of interest in or to any such intellectual property.

5.2 This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of the Released Parties and shall be binding on the Employer,
its successors and permitted assigns.

5.3 The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the signing of this Agreement is not a condition for the
Employee to receive any payment to which the Employee would otherwise be entitled to under his
employment contract or by operation of any law.

5.4 This Agreement and any disputes or claims arising out of, or in connection with, its subject matter are to
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Pakistan.

5.5 The Courts at Islamabad shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any dispute, controversy or claim
arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement including any dispute regarding its existence, its validity, or
termination

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AS WITNESS this Agreement has been signed by the Parties (or their duly authorised representatives) on the
Signing Date.

AS EMPLOYER

[INSERT] through its authorised signatory Signature

Name:
Designation:

in the presence of: ………………………………..


signature of Witnesses
Signatures

1- Name:
Address:
CNIC/Passport No:
………………………………..
2- Name:
Address:
CNIC/Passport No:
………………………………..

AS EMPLOYEE

MR. [•] Signature

………………………………..

in the presence of: Signatures


signature of Witnesses

1- Name:
Address:
CNIC/Passport No: ………………………………..

2- Name:
Address:
CNIC/Passport No: ………………………………..

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