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contract of employment

noun

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The legally binding agreement between an employer and an employee setting out the terms and conditions of the working relationship.

The tribunal held that the mobility clause formed part of her contract of employment and could be enforced.

Similar: employment contract

Topic: Employment law in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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