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Employment Agreement

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Price: ₹399 · GST included
Stamp duty: Print it on plain paper.
Registration: Not registrable.
Witnesses: Not a statutory requirement for a contract of this kind, but this Agreement is drafted to be executed before two witnesses as a matter of good practice, since it is a formally signed contract rather than a countersigned letter.

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Also called

Contract of Employment
Service Agreement
Employment Contract
Karamchari Anubandh
ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮਾ
कर्मचारी अनुबंध
सेवा अनुबंध

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When you need it

A formally executed, bipartite contract of employment for a senior, specialist or fixed-term hire in a Punjab or Chandigarh workplace — signed by both the Company and the employee before two witnesses, rather than issued as a letter the employee only countersigns. Covers designation, compensation, probation, working hours and leave, statutory benefits, confidentiality and intellectual property, notice and termination — the same ground as the Appointment Letter, in the form of a signed agreement rather than a letter, for a role where the Company wants that formality on file. Not for most hires, where the Offer Letter followed by the Appointment Letter is the ordinary and sufficient route. Not for a stand-alone confidentiality and non-solicitation covenant signed alongside either of those — use the Non-Compete/Confidentiality Agreement for that. Not for engaging a driver or domestic help, or staff supplied by a contractor or agency — this category's other documents cover those.

See stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Print it on plain paper. A contract of personal service is not an instrument the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 charges with ad valorem duty under its general "Agreement" entries, whether executed in Punjab or in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, and no stamp paper is needed for it in either.

Registration

Not registrable. Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 reaches instruments creating or transferring an interest in immovable property, or specific instruments such as leases — a contract of employment is neither, in Punjab or in Chandigarh.

Notarisation

Not required. Execution by both parties before two witnesses is enough to record the contract; a notary adds nothing beyond what the witnesses already do.

Witnesses

Not a statutory requirement for a contract of this kind, but this Agreement is drafted to be executed before two witnesses as a matter of good practice, since it is a formally signed contract rather than a countersigned letter. Both witnesses should be adults, not parties to the Agreement, and should sign against their names and addresses.

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (this "Agreement") is made at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) on 1 April 2026.

BETWEEN

Northline Analytics Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013, of Plot No. 8, Phase 8-B, Industrial Area, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) 160055, acting through Rohit Nair, Director, authorised by board resolution dated 4 March 2026 (the "Company");

AND

Simran Kaur Dhillon, son/daughter/wife of Gurdeep Singh Dhillon, of House No. 214, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh 160015, PAN AFRPB2211J (the "Employee").

The Company and the Employee are each a "Party" and together the "Parties".

RECITALS

A. The Company wishes to employ the Employee, and the Employee wishes to be employed by the Company, on the terms of this Agreement.

B. This Agreement records the complete terms of that employment and supersedes any earlier offer, letter or discussion between the Parties to the extent they conflict with it.

NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS.

DESIGNATION. The Company employs the Employee as Head of Engineering, reporting to Chief Executive Officer, and the Employee accepts that employment.

WORK LOCATION. The Employee's place of work will be Unit 305, Third Floor, Tower B, Bestech Business Tower, Sector 66, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), subject to the Company's right to reassign that location in the ordinary course of its business, on reasonable notice to the Employee.

NATURE AND TERM OF ENGAGEMENT. The Employee is engaged as a full-time, permanent employee of the Company. The employment is subject to a probationary period of 3 months from 2 April 2026, and the Company will confirm the Employee's employment in writing on satisfactory completion of probation.

COMMENCEMENT. This Agreement and the Employee's employment under it commence on 2 April 2026.

COMPENSATION. The Employee's annual cost to the Company (CTC) is ₹24,00,000 (Rupees Twenty Four Lakh only), made up as follows: Basic Rs 10,00,000; HRA Rs 5,00,000; special allowance Rs 6,00,000; retiral benefits Rs 3,00,000. Salary is paid by the 7th day of the following calendar month, by bank transfer, after deduction of tax at source under s.192 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and of the statutory contributions clause 8 describes.

What this document is for

A formally signed contract of employment for a senior, specialist or fixed-term hire at a Punjab or Chandigarh workplace, executed by both the Company and the employee before two witnesses rather than issued as a letter the employee simply countersigns.

It covers designation, compensation, probation, working hours and leave, statutory benefits, confidentiality and intellectual property, and notice and termination — the same ground as the Appointment Letter, but as a bipartite agreement rather than a company letter, for a role where the Company wants that extra formality on file.

Before you use this — it deliberately does not restrain the employee from competing after they leave

This Agreement states in terms that it does not stop the employee taking up competing employment or business once it ends. That is not an oversight: section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 voids a restraint of trade outside narrow exceptions that do not reach an ordinary employment relationship, and Indian courts have consistently refused to enforce a post-employment non-compete on that basis. What protects the Company instead is the confidentiality obligation, which continues after employment ends, and a narrower, time-bound restraint on the employee soliciting the Company's own staff and clients.

Stamp paper and registration

Stamp paper needed

Typical stamp duty — Punjab

None. A contract of personal service is not an instrument the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 charges with ad valorem duty, in Punjab or elsewhere, so no stamp paper is needed for it.

Typical stamp duty — Chandigarh

None, for the same reason — a contract of employment is not a chargeable instrument in Chandigarh either.

Registration at the Sub-Registrar

No — Not registrable — section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 reaches instruments creating or transferring an interest in immovable property, or specific instruments such as leases, and a contract of employment is neither.

Notary or witnesses

Not required by law, but this Agreement is drafted to be executed before two witnesses as a matter of good practice, since it is a formally signed contract rather than a countersigned letter. Both witnesses should be adults, not parties to the Agreement.

What you will need before you start

The Company's identity, address and who signs on its behalf and under what authority
The employee's identity, address and PAN
The designation, work location, and whether the role is permanent, fixed-term or part-time
The annual CTC, how it breaks up, working hours and any probationary period
The notice period once confirmed, and during probation if different
The non-solicitation period wanted after the employee leaves, if any

Common mistakes

Assuming the non-solicitation restraint can be widened into a general non-compete by drafting it more forcefully — the underlying legal barrier under section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 does not move just because the clause is worded more strongly.
Treating the notice period as final without checking it against the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 (as extended to Chandigarh) — a contractual notice period shorter than the statute allows is void to that extent.
Not checking whether the employee is likely to be a "workman" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 before relying on the notice clause alone — that status brings its own requirements regardless of what the contract says.

Questions people ask before using this document

Can this Agreement stop an employee from joining a competitor after they leave?

No, and it does not attempt to. Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 voids a restraint on a person taking up lawful employment or business after this Agreement ends, outside narrow exceptions that do not reach an ordinary employment relationship. What this Agreement offers instead is a confidentiality duty that continues after employment, and a narrower, time-bound restriction on soliciting the Company's staff and clients.

When should we use this Agreement instead of an Offer Letter and Appointment Letter?

For most ordinary hires, an Offer Letter followed by an Appointment Letter is the usual and sufficient route. This fuller, bipartite Agreement is meant for a senior, specialist or fixed-term hire where the Company specifically wants a signed contract, executed before witnesses, rather than a letter the employee only countersigns.

Does this Agreement need to be stamped in Punjab or Chandigarh?

No. A contract of personal service is not an instrument the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 charges with duty, in either place, so it can be executed on plain paper.

Is the employee entitled to provident fund, ESI and gratuity under this Agreement?

Where the Company and the employee's compensation meet the coverage thresholds those Acts prescribe — provident fund under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, insurance under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, and gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 once the qualifying service is completed. This Agreement records that entitlement; it does not itself change the coverage thresholds those statutes fix.

What if the employee is a "workman" under the Industrial Disputes Act?

That status, which turns on the employee's actual duties rather than the designation printed in this Agreement, brings its own notice, retrenchment-compensation and disciplinary-procedure requirements under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — on top of, and sometimes beyond, what this Agreement promises contractually. It is worth checking before relying on the notice clause alone.

Offer Letter
For most ordinary hires, where a short offer followed by an appointment letter is the sufficient and usual route instead of this fuller bipartite Agreement.
Appointment Letter
The countersigned-letter alternative to this Agreement, covering the same ground in the form the great majority of hires actually use.
Non-Compete/Confidentiality Agreement
For a stand-alone confidentiality and non-solicitation covenant signed alongside this Agreement, if the Company wants that recorded as a separate document.
Experience/Relieving Letter
For confirming the employment period and last working day once this Agreement ends and the employee leaves.
Termination/Warning Letter
For actually giving a warning or ending the employment this Agreement records, when that becomes necessary.

Questions about this document

Does the Employment Agreement need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Does the Employment Agreement need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

What does the Employment Agreement cost on Kaagazaat?

₹399, GST included.