WORK

CONTRACT
TEMPLATE
This Work Contract hereinafter referred to as the Contract is duly entered into by the undersigned
parties this [SPECIFY DATE OF EXECUTION] in [SPECIFY PLACE OF EXECUTION]. The terms and provisions
of this Contract shall be effective on [SPECIFY DATE OF EFFECTIVITY]. This Contract is binding between
the following:

[SPECIFY EMPLOYER NAME], is a domestic corporation which is duly incorporated under the laws of
[SPECIFY STATE OF INCORPORATION] and principally engaged in the construction industry, hereinafter
referred to as the EMPLOYER.

And

[SPECIFY EMPLOYEE NAME] is an individual, of legal age, a citizen of [SPECIFY CITIZENSHIP], [SPECIFY
CIVIL STATUS], and a resident of [SPECIFY PLACE OF RESIDENCE], hereinafter referred to as the
EMPLOYEE;

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the undersigned parties duly formulated and established this work contract to govern the
dynamics of their employer-employee relationship;

WHEREAS, the undersigned Employee agrees to provide his or her services as a [SPECIFY JOB TITLE] to
the undersigned Employer;

WHEREAS, the undersigned Employer agrees and bounds itself to provide and pay the undersigned
Employee with a valuable and reasonable compensation taking into account the skills, work
competencies of the latter, and the nature and demands of the job;

WHEREAS, this contract shall be binding on the undersigned parties in its entirety including its incidents
and necessary legal consequences;

WHEREFORE, the undersigned parties agree and affirm the veracity of the following terms and
conditions and hereby agree to be bound by them:

Scope of the Contract

The scope and coverage of this Work Contract are as follows:

a. This Contract shall provide and establish the duties and responsibilities of the Employer and the
Employee;

b. This Contract shall explain and provide the relevant information pertaining to the job of the
undersigned Employee;

c. This Contract shall provide the terms and conditions of employment such as the compensation, the
work schedule, the company policies, and the relevant employment guidelines and principles.

d. This Contract shall provide the agreed disciplinary procedures and protocols of the undersigned
parties;

e. This Contract shall provide the employment benefits voluntarily granted by the undersigned
Employer to the undersigned Employee;

f. This Contract shall provide the work standards that the undersigned Employee needs to comply
within the course of the implementation of this Contract.

Duration and Term

The undersigned Employee shall be considered as a probationary employee for a period of [SPECIFY
TERM].

Employment

The undersigned Employee voluntarily agrees and affirms to perform the tasks faithfully, diligently, and
according to the best of his/her knowledge and abilities. This Contract mandates the undersigned
parties to perform and comply with certain obligations and duties.

Under the operation and implementation of this Contract, the undersigned Employee must perform the
following duties and responsibilities:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYEE

[SPECIFY THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYEE]

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Contract, the undersigned Employee is required to perform
any tasks and services that the Employer may require under specific circumstances.

In the event that the Employee fails to attend to and comply with the directives of the Employer due to
justifiable reasons such as illness or the occurrence of an emergency, the former shall duly provide a
notice to the latter within a period of [SPECIFY PERIOD] from the occurrence of the emergency.

Under the operation and implementation of this Contract, the undersigned Employer must perform the
following duties and responsibilities:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER

[SPECIFY THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER]

Company Standards and Policies

1. During the operation and implementation of this Contract, the undersigned Employee is bound to
adhere to and comply in good faith with the Employer’s work standards, policies, and work ethics.

2. A verified copy of the company policies is duly attached to this Contract.

3. In the performance of his/her duties and responsibilities, the undersigned Employee is required to
comply with and satisfy the work standards set by the Employer. The adopted work performance
indicators of the Employer will be used in the course of assessing and evaluating the overall work
and professional performance of the undersigned Employee. The adopted key performance aspects
are as follows:

Work Standards

[SPECIFY EMPLOYER’S ADOPTED WORK STANDARDS]

4. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Contract, the undersigned Employer is bound to
extensively explain to the Employee the dynamics of the work standards. It must ensure that the
undersigned Employee fully understands the said standards as well as the possible consequences in
case of noncompliance with the said standards.
Job Position

1. The undersigned Employee shall work as a [SPECIFY JOB TITLE]. The detailed job description is
provided below:

Job Description

[SPECIFY EMPLOYEE’S JOB DESCRIPTION]

2. The undersigned Employee’s immediate superior is [SPECIFY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR]. All issues
and concerns of the undersigned Employee must be raised primarily to the said superior before
elevating to other channels. This rule does not apply if the Employee intends to raise issues which
are confidential in nature or belong to the expertise of specific departments.

Work Schedule

1. The undersigned Employee is expected to attend to work following this schedule [SPECIFY WORK
SCHEDULE]. His or her work shall start on [SPECIFY START TIME] and shall duly end on [SPECIFY
TIME].

2. In the event that management shall mandate and require the undersigned Employee to render
overtime work due to urgent business needs, the latter must adhere to the directive of the former.
The undersigned Employee shall ensure that the undersigned Employee gets his or her overtime
premium.

Compensation

1. As a probationary employee, the undersigned Employee is entitled to a basic salary of [SPECIFY

BASIC SALARY].

2. Upon regularization of the undersigned Employee, he/she is entitled to a salary increase of [SPECIFY
AMOUNT].

3. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Contract, the undersigned parties duly acknowledge and
affirm that the Employee will not receive any other consideration or benefits which are beyond the
 tenor of this Contract. This is without prejudice to a subsequent contract of the undersigned parties
to modify the payment terms.

4. The undersigned Employee is entitled to the following rewards and incentives in the event that any
of the undersigned conditions and requirements are complied with by the undersigned Employee:
[SPECIFY THE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS]

Employment Benefits

The Employer commits itself to provide the undersigned Employee with specified employment benefits
which will be given unconditionally to the Employee. Please refer to the following table of employment
benefits:

Probationary Employee Benefits Regular Employee Benefits

[SPECIFY EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS] [SPECIFY EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS]

Facilities and Supplements

The undersigned Employer agrees to provide the undersigned Employee with the following facilities and
supplements:

Facilities Supplements

[SPECIFY FACILITIES] [SPECIFY SUPPLEMENTS]

Under the terms and conditions of this Contract, the facilities are provided by the Employer for the
benefit and convenience of the Employee, hence they are deductible from the salary of the Employee.
As for the supplements, these items are considered not deductible from the salary of the Employee as
provided under the prevailing labor laws.

Probation Period

1. The undersigned Employee’s probationary period shall start on [SPECIFY START DATE] and shall duly
terminate on [SPECIFY DATE OF TERMINATION]. This is without prejudice to the right of the
Employer to modify the employment status of the Employee from a probationary employee to a
regular one.
2. The agreed standards and procedures with respect to the regularization of the status of the
undersigned Employee are as follows: [SPECIFY STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES].

3. The undersigned Employee must pass all the performance standards and qualifying conditions set by
law and by the Employer to be eligible for regularization.

4. The undersigned Employer is not precluded by this Contract from qualifying and modifying the
status of the Employee who rendered and worked in the company for less than the probationary
period to regular employment in the event that the former consider it necessary and essential for
the development of the Company.

Performance Reviews

The undersigned Employer shall provide the Employee with a verified and written copy of an appraisal
report at least [SPECIFY FREQUENCY]. The said report must provide a detailed breakdown of the overall
performance of the employee including, but not limited to, the strengths of the Employee, his/her areas
for improvement, and many more.

Disciplinary Actions

1. The undersigned Employer adopted particular disciplinary procedures which will be applied in the
event that the Employee intentionally or negligently violates the work policies and the company’s
code of ethics.

2. A complete and verified copy of the disciplinary procedures is attached to this Contract.

3. In all cases, the undersigned Employee shall be entitled to his/her right to due process in any
disciplinary or administrative proceeding.

Representations and Warranties

1. The Employee represents and warrants the following:

a. That he/she is legally capable under the law to enter into and participate in this employment
relationship;
 b. That he/she has any and all the information, qualifications, and credentials disclosed by him/her
to the Employer during the recruitment process and as reflected in his/her pre-employment
records and files;

c. That he/she shall perform his or her services in a consistent, efficient, prompt, and professional
manner;

d. That he/she will perform and comply with his/her duties and responsibilities efficiently and in
good faith taking into account the level of diligence required and the standards of quality that he
or she needs to meet;

e. The foregoing list of warranties is without prejudice to the list of warranties that are provided
and sanctioned under the law.

2. The undersigned Employer makes the following representations and warranties:

a. That it is operating a legitimate business enterprise which is licensed and duly registered under
the laws of [SPECIFY LAW];

b. That it will perform its duties and obligations provided in good faith and due diligence;

c. That it will observe any and all labor standards and legislation provided under the law and
relevant administrative issuances;

d. The undersigned Employer warrants and discloses that the execution of this Contract will not
violate any of the provisions, sections, and general principles of its Articles of Incorporation;

e. The foregoing list of warranties is without prejudice to the list of warranties that are provided
and sanctioned under the law.

General Provisions

Confidentiality

1. The undersigned parties are expressly prohibited from disclosing to third persons or entities who are
not parties to this Contract any and all information that is considered confidential and sensitive in
character.
2. If a party violates the preceding confidentiality rule, he or she must pay [SPECIFY AMOUNT], as a
form of penalty. This is without prejudice to the right of the party not at fault to pursue legal relief.
This provision shall survive and subsist even after the due termination of this contract.

Non-Competition

The undersigned Employee is prohibited from participating in or engaging with other commercial and
business engagements and transactions that directly compete with the undersigned Employer. The
former is prohibited from accepting employment from a company which is deemed a direct competitor
of the undersigned Company during the operation of this Contract and after the termination of this
contract for a period of [SPECIFY PERIOD].

Furthermore, the undersigned Employee is prohibited from engaging in any of the following
activities and transactions:

a. Moonlighting;
b. Performing part-time work without the consent of the Employer;
c. [SPECIFY OTHER RESTRICTIONS]

Termination of Employment

Within the probationary period, the undersigned Employer can terminate the services of the Employee
for just causes provided that due process is provided to the Employee. All the notice requirements must
be satisfied by the undersigned Employer.

Return of Property

In the event that a valid notice to immediately terminate the operation of this contract is provided by
one of the undersigned parties of this contract, the Employee is bound to return and account for all the
properties of the Employer which is under his or her custody during the operation of this contract. The
Employee has [SPECIFY PERIOD] to comply with his or her obligation to return such properties.

Notices

The undersigned parties agree that the notice requirements set forth in this Contract must be respected
and followed. If any of the following requirements are not complied with, the notice provided shall be
deemed invalid and ineffective.
All communications and other forms of correspondence involved in the course of the operation of this
contract must be in a writing. The undersigned parties expressly affirm that in the course of
implementing this contract, they may be required or instructed to provide a notice. The agreed
requirements and conditions for a valid notice are as follows:

1. In terms of submission, the initiating party must take note of the relevant periods;
2. And comply with certain conditions such as the submission of specific legal and commercial
documents.
3. The notice must be manifested in a written document following this format [SPECIFY
FORMAT/CONTENTS];

Severability

In the event that any of the embodied provisions and sections of this contract is duly declared by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid and unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall
survive and be upheld.

Modifications

The undersigned parties agree that any one of them may initiate an action to amend or modify the
terms and conditions of this contract provided that the agreed requisites and conditions are complied
with. Any of the undersigned parties may initiate an action to amend some of the terms provided that
such action shall be commenced within [SPECIFY PERIOD] and that the consent and approval of the
other party have been secured. The amendment must be expressed and manifested in a written
document.

Independent Legal Advice

The undersigned Employee affirms and understands that the undersigned Employer has provided
him/her adequate and reasonable time to secure an independent legal opinion from a competent
lawyer with respect to the legality of the terms and conditions of this Contract.

Assignment

This contract does not vest any of the undersigned parties the right to assign or transfer their rights and
obligations arising from the operation of this contract to a third person or entity.

Choice of Law
The governing law of this CONTRACT is the [SPECIFY THE GOVERNING LAW].

Fortuitous Events

1. Nothing in this contract makes any of the undersigned liable to any form of force majeure including
but not limited to:
2.
a. natural disasters;
b. act of government;
c. act of God;
d. and any other external forces and causes that are beyond the control of the undersigned
parties;

3. In the event that the mentioned causes interfere in the parties performance of its respective
obligations, provided that there is proper notice given to the concerned party within [SPECIFY
PERIOD] from the occurrence of the force majeure. However, this provision does not excuse the
performing party from complying with its obligations upon the cessation of the force majeure.

No Implied Waiver

In the event that one of the undersigned parties fails to demand the performance of a certain obligation
which is provided under this Contract, the said failure is not tantamount to a waiver of the demand to
perform and accomplish the obligations.

Right to Self-organization

Nothing in this Contract shall be interpreted and construed as limiting or restricting to the right of the
Employee to self-reorganization.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties duly agree to be bound by the foregoing contract terms
and conditions in its entirety and officially executed this contract this [SPECIFY DATE OF EXECUTION] at
[SPECIFIC PLACE OF EXECUTION] and affix their respective signatures.

EMPLOYEE:
NAME

SIGNATURE

ADDRESS

DATE

EMPLOYER:

NAME

SIGNATURE
ADDRESS

DATE