Agreement between Master and Workman by Shiva.

No. 11

Agreement between Master and Workman

THIS AGREEMENT is made and drawn up on the . . . . . . . . . . day of. . . . . . . . . . , 20 . . . , BETWEEN A. B., aged . . . . . . . years, son of . . . . . . . . . . . ., resident of . . . . . . . . . . . ., (hereinafter called the ‘‘Employer’’) of the one part, AND C. D., aged . . . . . . . years, son of . . . . . . . . . . . . . , resident of . . . . . . . . , (hereinafter called the ‘‘Workman’’) of the other part;

WHEREBY IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED as follows:

1. That in consideration of the services to be rendered and the duties to be performed and the covenants to be observed by the Workman, the Employer shall pay the monthly salary of Rs . . . . . . . . . . . .payable on the 2nd day of each succeeding month as long as the Workman shall faithfully, honestly and diligently observe and perform the terms of his service with the Employer.

2. That the Workman will serve the Employer as a shop assistant and will do and perform with all due care, punctuality and ability all work, which the Employer may require him to do or which may be usual for such employees to do and the Workman shall at all times conduct himself honestly, faithfully and properly in the course of such services towards the Employer, his customers and his other employees.

3. The Workman shall not enter the service or employ of any other person or body of persons carrying on similar business or be interested in any other like business during the continuance of this agreement, or afterwards during a further period of. . . . . . . . . .years without the written consent of the Employer.

4. If the Workman absents himself from the service of the Employer without leave or be guilty of misconduct or commits any breach of this agreement the Employer may at his option terminate his service at once. In such an eventuality the Workman shall only be entitled to his salary up to the date of his service and no more. In any other case either party may determine this agreement by giving to the other 15 days’ previous notice in writing for that purpose.

5. In case the Workman is incapacitated by reason of illness, accident or any other cause and cannot perform his duties as such shop assistant the Employer may at his option grant leave for a reasonable time whether on full pay or reduced pay or without pay or terminate his services forthwith. If, however, personal injury is caused to the employee by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment the Employer shall only be liable to pay compensation in accordance with the principles laid down in the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said A. B. and the said C. D. have hereto respectively signed at . . . . . . . . . . the day and the year first above-mentioned.

Witnesses:                                                                    Sd. A. B.

1.                                                                                Employer.

2.                                                                                 Sd. C. D.

Employee