Consultant Appointment contract for Professional Service

Format of Contract Appointment of Professionals to provide Service for prescribed period.

Most of the professionals do not work as regular employee of an organization. In some professions like advocacy a person cannot be appointed as an employee as Advocate is an officer of court. To get professional services of such professionals the companies appoint them on contract basis or for specific period on a monthly lump sum amount as remuneration. They are not bound to work as an employee of the Company, buy they will provide their professional services as per the terms of Appointment letter. Sometimes retired employees are also being appointed on professional contract.

Sample Format of Contract to Appointment Professionals is given below.

 

Date :

Mr. / Ms. _______________
Address___________

Dear Mr. / Ms. ___________,

This has in reference to your application and subsequent interview held with us. We are pleased to engage you as Full Time Consultant to manage ________(e.g. accounting and statutory compliances) with effect from ________ on contract as per following terms and conditions.

1. You will be paid gross remuneration of Rs._________ per month

2. This service contract is initially for the period of two years thereafter it can be further extended to future periods by mutual consent.

3. This service contract can be terminated from either side any time during the period of contract without assigning any reason with a notice period of one month or salary in lieu thereof.

You are requested to join your duties on _____________.

In case the terms mentioned in the appointment letter and service contract is acceptable to you,

please sign a copy of this letter and service contract.

Sincerely,
For __________


Director
 

 

 

SERVICE CONTRACT

This contract of service is entered into at ______ on this day of ___________ between _____(Company Name), through its Director (Hereinafter called The First Party)

and

Mr ________________________ S/o______________________ Resident of ___________________________________ (hereafter called the Second Party)

NOW THIS CONTRACT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:-
1. This contract of service shall be effective from the date the Second Party, after accepting the contract in writing, joins the duty and shall be operative till ____________.

2. On expiry of the said contract on ___________, the contract shall automatically stand terminated without any notice or information from either party.

3. However, after the consent of both the parties, a fresh contract of service for a further term may be entered into on the same terms & conditions set forth herein or as may be mutually decided upon between the parties.

4. During the period of contract, if either party wishes to terminate the contract, he/she can do so by giving one month's notice in writing or one month's salary in lieu of notice.

5. The second party shall be paid gross remunerations of Rs __________/-(Rupees ______________________ only) per month.

6. On the expiry of this contract, the second party shall not be entitled to any terminal benefits like gratuity seniority bonus or other allowances/benefits of any other nature as are given to regular employees.

7. This contract of service is entered into between the parties here-in-above by mutual consent, willfully and without coercion or pressure of any nature.

8. The second party shall not challenge its legal validity and/or claim employment on regular basis against any post or salary.

9. This appointment is purely temporary and for a limited contractual period and shall not entitle the second party to any right for regular appointment in the Company.

10. The second party shall be entitled to the following terms during the operation of the contract:

a) You will be entitled for leaves as per eligibility governed by rules and regulation of the Company in force and as applicable from time to time to an employee appointed on contractual basis.

b) The second party shall be obliged to function with discipline, upholding high ethical and moral values as per guidelines laid by the first party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the first party and second party have consented for compliance of the above contract and put their signatures on the day above mentioned.

First Party                                                     Second Party
For ___________ (Company Name)               Name :
Signature                                                     Signature


Witness:
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