Employment Agreement
The agreement that sets the complete terms of an employment relationship — not just the offer, but the duties, the pay, the ownership of work, and what happens when the job ends.
No account needed to start.
AI-assisted document tools — not legal advice. A starting point you can understand and customize.
What it is
An employment agreement is the contract between an employer and an employee that governs the whole working relationship. It records the position and duties, the compensation and benefits, the confidentiality and intellectual-property terms, any restrictions that continue after the job ends, and how either side can end the relationship. Where an offer letter opens the door, an employment agreement describes the room — which is why it usually runs several pages and deserves a careful read from both sides.
When you’d use it
- You are hiring an employee and want the full terms in one signed document.
- The role involves confidential information, inventions, or client relationships.
- You want duties, pay, and termination terms recorded beyond a short offer letter.
- An employee reads another language and should understand the whole agreement, not just the salary line.
Key sections & clauses
The parts a employment agreement usually needs to cover. Use them as a checklist — XOsign flags the ones a draft is missing.
Position and duties
The job title, reporting line, work location, and what the role is responsible for.
Compensation
Salary or wage, pay frequency, bonus or commission terms, and equity if any.
Benefits and time off
Which plans the employee is eligible for and how paid time off accrues.
Term and employment status
Whether employment runs for a fixed term or (in the U.S., commonly) at-will.
Confidentiality
What company information stays private, during employment and after it.
Intellectual property and inventions
What the company owns of the employee's work — and where that ownership stops.
Restrictive covenants
Any non-compete, non-solicitation, or non-disparagement terms that survive the job.
Termination and dispute resolution
How either side ends the relationship, what notice is owed, and how disagreements get decided.
Understand it, translate it, refine it, sign it.
The same four steps behind every XOsign agreement — from the moment you upload or start a draft to the moment it’s signed.
Understand it
XOsign reads the document and explains every clause in plain language, so you know what you're agreeing to before you sign — not after.
Translate it
Read and sign in English or Spanish. XOsign presents the agreement side by side so nobody signs a document they can't fully read.
Refine it
XOsign flags missing, vague, or one-sided terms and suggests clearer language for your consideration — so you can decide what the agreement should say.
Sign it
Send it for legally binding e-signature (ESIGN/UETA) with a tamper-evident audit trail and a trusted timestamp on the signed copy.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between an offer letter and an employment agreement?
What should an employment agreement include?
Does an employment agreement change at-will employment?
XOsign provides AI-assisted document tools and does not provide legal advice. These templates are starting points you can understand and customize — not a substitute for advice from a qualified attorney. Requirements vary by state and situation.
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