e-StampNotary
The standard terms
Role and reporting; place of work and any transfer right; commencement and probation; remuneration and its components; working hours and leave; notice on either side and payment in lieu; grounds for summary termination; confidentiality; ownership of work product and intellectual property; and return of property on exit.
Two clauses we will push back on
Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 makes an agreement in restraint of trade void, subject to a statutory exception for the sale of goodwill. Indian courts have consistently applied that to clauses restraining a former employee from working elsewhere. Restraints operating during employment stand on far better ground, and the case law on non-solicitation of clients and staff is mixed. What is reliably enforceable is confidentiality, ownership of work product, and return of property. We draft what has a realistic chance of being enforced rather than what sounds strong at the interview.
A bond amount picked from the air reads as a penalty and is treated accordingly. Tie it to documented training expenditure, taper it over the service period, and it has a chance. An unexplained round figure generally does not.
What the agreement should not try to do
It cannot contract out of statutory entitlements. Where the establishment is covered by the Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act, 2019 — as amended with retrospective effect from 16 December 2025, applying to establishments with twenty or more workers, with smaller establishments intimating the jurisdictional Inspector under section 7 — the statutory position governs whatever the contract says.
We do not publish duty figures on this website. The Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 was amended in 2025 and several articles were restructured; a rate printed on a web page goes stale and costs somebody money. As a Government authorised e-Stamping centre we confirm the duty currently prescribed for your specific document and issue the e-stamp against it, at face value. The notarial fee is separate and capped by law — ₹35 to attest execution, ₹35 to administer an oath or take an affidavit, under Rule 10(1) of the Notaries Rules, 1956. The full fee table →
Drafted here, in Gujarati or English
Drafted by an advocate of 35+ years rather than filled into a downloaded template, e-stamped at a Government authorised centre, and notarised in the same visit. If the parties read Gujarati, the document is drafted in Gujarati — not translated out of an English form, because legal Gujarati has its own settled vocabulary and a literal translation frequently means something looser.
What to bring
- The role, reporting line and place of work
- Salary structure and any variable component
- Probation and notice periods
- Any confidentiality or IP concerns specific to the role
- Constitution documents for the employer