Employment Contract Amendment

The Employment Contract Amendment is a document that amends, modifies, or otherwise alters an existing Employment Agreement. When an employer hires a new employee, the Employment Contract should be used to regulate the terms and conditions of an employment relationship.

However, in the case where the parties want to remove, add, or change provisions in the original employment agreement, this document should be used instead of drafting a new Employment Agreement, provided that the terms of the original contract allow such modifications. In other words, this document provides a cost-effective way to alter one or more areas of the original employment contract without changing other provisions in the agreement, which means that it only serves as an addendum or a supplement to an existing Employment Contract.

Note that this document can only be used to amend an already existing Employment Contract. To amend any other agreement other than the employment agreement, the Contract Amendment Agreement should be used instead.

How to use this document

The first step is to identify the provisions of the original employment contract that needs to be modified, after that, the document should be completed by entering all the required information.

After completing the document, it should be printed, and copies of this document should be signed by the employer and the employee.

If the employer is a Nigerian company, the document should be signed by either two directors of the company or one director and one company secretary. If one of the employer is a business name, incorporated trustee or other registered organization, the document should be signed by at least one officer of the organization.

Both the employer and employee should keep one signed copy for record purposes.

Applicable law

The Labour Act 2004 is a federal legislation that regulates employment relationships in Nigeria. The rules of general contact also apply to this document.

How to modify the template

You fill out a form. The document is created before your eyes as you respond to the questions.

At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.