Raj Kumwar (none) 23 June 2012

Normal employment to contract employee

I am a regular employee in a pvt ltd company. Everything is good with company and I enjoy very good position, salary and respect from the company.

However, I want to change my employment type from a regular employee to a contract employee. Which means I will be consultant/contractor to the company. I know that a lot of mandatory benefits such as PF etc from company related to an employee will cease.

Can my employement category change from a normal employee to a contracted employee without any problem. Please note that in the process my roles, responsibilities, working time etc will remian the same.

Is it legal to do this or is there any issue or any guidelines or any law in this regard.

Please advice.

Best regards,

Raj

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Rama chary Rachakonda (Secunderabad/Telangana state Highcourt practice watsapp no.9989324294 ) 23 June 2012

There is always a contract between an employee and employer. You may not have anything in writing, but a contract will still exist. This is because your agreement to work for your employer and your employer’s agreement to pay you for your work forms a contract. Your employer does have to give you a written statement within two months of you starting work. The statement must contain certain terms and conditions.

A contract gives both you and your employer certain rights and obligations. The most common example is that you have a right to be paid for the work you do. Your employer has a right to give reasonable instructions to you and for you to work at your job. These rights and obligations are called contractual terms.

The rights that you have under your contract of employment are in addition to the rights you have under law, such as, for example, the right to a national minimum wage and the right to paid holidays.