employment contract

noun
UK /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈkɒntrækt/
US /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈkɑːntrækt/

A paper that says what a worker will do and what the boss will pay.

She signed an employment contract before starting her new job.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A legal document that lists the rules and duties of a job.

The employment contract says he must work forty hours a week.

3. An official deal between a company and a person it hires.

The company gave him an employment contract to review.

4. A written promise about pay, hours, and tasks at work.

Her employment contract promises two weeks of vacation.