14/10/2026
🟦 PART 1: BEFORE YOU SIGN ✍🏾
Understanding Your Employment Contract
Starting a new job is exciting, but don’t let the excitement make you skip the fine print.
Before signing an employment contract, make sure you understand:
📄 Your job title & duties — What exactly are you being employed to do?
💰 Your salary & benefits — Know your basic salary, allowances, bonuses and payment arrangements.
⏰ Working hours — Check your normal working hours and arrangements for overtime, weekends and public holidays.
🏖️ Leave — Understand your applicable leave entitlements.
⏳ Probation — Know how long your probation lasts and what happens when it ends.
🚪 Termination & notice — Understand how the employment relationship can legally come to an end.
💡 Remember:
A contract is more than a piece of paper. It sets out the terms of your working relationship.
👉🏾 Read it. Understand it. Ask questions before you sign.