job contract
Signed work arrangement
A job contract is a formal agreement between an employer and employee specifying terms of employment—duties, compensation, duration, benefits, and conditions for termination.
Some jobs operate on verbal agreements or at-will arrangements, but a contract provides legal protection for both parties: Her job contract guaranteed six months' severance if laid off.
- offer letterFormal job proposal document
- signing bonusPayment upon accepting employment
- zero-hour contractsJobs without guaranteed hours
- fixed termDuration with preset endpoint
- probation periodConditional employment phase
trial period · fine print · good faith · benefits package · labor law · termination clause · full-time employment · employment law · collective bargaining · job description · notice period · severance pay · workplace regulations · part-time employment · working hours · confidentiality clause · hire · internships
- agreementshandshake, nod, accords, verbal consent, agreement
- contract termsagreement, terms, conditions, condition, clause
job contracthandshake deal
Unwritten mutual commitment
verbal agreement · gentleman's agreement · oral agreement · at-will employment · casual employment
job contractunemployment
Being without paid work
joblessness · freelance work · self-employment · gig work · retirement
job contracthandshake deal
Unwritten mutual commitment
letter of intent · job offer · contract termination · contract breach