Common use of Contracts of Employment Clause in Contracts

Contracts of Employment. 1. In countries where a system of model contracts is used, the individual contract of employment for migrants shall be based on a model contract drawn up by the parties for the principal branches of economic activity. 2. The individual contract of employment shall set forth the general conditions of engagement and of employment provided in the relevant model contract and shall be translated into a language which the migrant understands. A copy of the contract shall be delivered to the migrant before departure from the territory of emigration or, if it is agreed between the two parties concerned, in a reception centre on arrival in the territory of immigration. In the latter case before departure the migrant shall be informed in writing by a document which relates either to him individually or to a group of migrants of which he is a member, of the occupational category in which he is to be engaged and the other conditions of work, in particular the minimum wage which is guaranteed to him. 3. The individual contract of employment shall contain necessary information, such as : (a) the full name of the worker as well as the date and place of birth, his family status, his place of residence and of recruitment; (b) the nature of the work, and the place where it is to be performed; (c) the occupational category in which he is placed; (d) remuneration for ordinary hours of work, overtime, night work and holidays, and the medium for wage payment; (e) bonuses, indemnities and allowances, if any; (f) conditions under which and extent to which the employer may be authorised to make any deductions from remuneration; (g) conditions regarding food if food is to be provided by the employer; (h) the duration of the contract as well as the conditions of renewal and denunciation of the contract; (i) the conditions under which entry and residence in the territory of immigration are permitted; (j) the method of meeting the expenses of the journey of the migrant and the members of his family; (k) in case of temporary migration, the method of meeting the expenses of return to the home country or the territory of migration, as appropriate; (l) the grounds on which a contract may be prematurely terminated.