What is a contract amendment?

A contract amendment is a change made to an existing contract. This means that when there is a change to the terms of an employee’s role, this will warrant an amendment to their employment agreement. Contract amendment changes include (but are not limited to):

• Salary increase/change
• Title/role change
• Job description change
• Job level change
• Change in employee's hours (from full-time to part-time)
• Adding/removing an employee benefit (i.e. healthcare allowance)
• Upgrade of category or level group of the employee (if compliant with the local labor law of the country where the employee is hired)
• Start date change (if the employee already signed the employment agreement)

To implement this change, a contract amendment request will need to be submitted. 

See also: How to request changes to an employee's contract