Hiring & Employment
Employment Agreement
For hiring your first (or next) full-time employee — covering compensation, confidentiality, notice period, and compliance with India's consolidated Labour Codes.
- Aligned to the Code on Wages, Code on Social Security, and OSH Code (in force since 21 Nov 2025)
- Mandatory POSH Act compliance clause built in
- Confidentiality and IP assignment covering work created during employment
- Clear notice period and termination terms, reducing dispute risk
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Who this is for
First-time hiring founders
Making your first full-time hire and wanting the relationship formalised correctly from day one, not on a verbal promise.
Growing small businesses
Standardising how new employees are brought on, with consistent, compliant terms across your team.
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Wage definition, Code on Wages
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Gratuity, social security obligations
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POSH Act compliance clause
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State-specific Shops & Establishments requirements
⚠ VARIES
The four Labour Codes are centrally in force, but individual states notify their own Rules on their own timelines. This template reflects the central framework correctly; confirm your specific state's notification status for any state-level procedural requirements.
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Before you sign this document:
1. Update the jurisdiction. This template is drafted with placeholder city/state fields — replace them with your own business's actual location, not any example city shown in the document.
2. Print on valid stamp paper. This PDF is a drafting template, not an executable legal document on its own. Under the Indian Stamp Act, most agreements need to be printed on physical stamp paper (or e-stamped) of the correct value for your state before signing — an unstamped agreement may be inadmissible as evidence until the deficiency is paid. Confirm the correct stamp duty and process for your state before execution.
1. Update the jurisdiction. This template is drafted with placeholder city/state fields — replace them with your own business's actual location, not any example city shown in the document.
2. Print on valid stamp paper. This PDF is a drafting template, not an executable legal document on its own. Under the Indian Stamp Act, most agreements need to be printed on physical stamp paper (or e-stamped) of the correct value for your state before signing — an unstamped agreement may be inadmissible as evidence until the deficiency is paid. Confirm the correct stamp duty and process for your state before execution.