This is an agreement between an employer and an employee outlining terms and
conditions of the employment, such as compensation and benefits, for an office
manager. The general responsibilities and duties of an officer manager will vary from
business to business but often include: hiring and firing of employees, ordering supplies,
performing payroll duties, performing accounting duties, taking phone calls and
performing general everyday tasks necessary for the efficient running of the business.
The agreement contains a confidentiality provision that prohibits the office manager
from disclosing the company’s confidential information, information about customers,
and company records. This employment agreement should be retained by the human
resources department and kept in the employee’s personnel file.
Employment Agreement with Office Manager Containing Confidentiality Clause
Employment Agreement made this the ____ day of ____________, 20_____, between
(Name of Employee) of (street address, city, state, zip code), referred to herein as Employee,
and (Name of Employer), a Company organized and existing under the laws of the state of
______________, with its principal office located at (street address, city, state, zip code),
referred to herein as Company.
1. Employment and Duties
Company employs the Employee as Office Manager of the Company. The Employee
shall supervise the office, staff, salespeople, laborers, contracts, supplies, materials, and other
office activities of the Company, subject to the direction and control of the General Manager,
Officers and Board of Directors of the Company. The Employee accepts this employment and
agrees to devote her full time, full attention and best efforts to performance of her duties, which
shall include such additional duties as the Officers or Board of Directors may from time to time
assign to her. The Employee shall perform all her duties in a manner satisfactory to the officers
and board of directors. The Employee shall obey all policy, rules and orders of the Company set
by the Officers and Board of Directors.
2. Compensation
Company shall pay to the Employee the following amounts as compensation for her
services: $______________ a month (less required deductions for Social Security and
withholding tax and any voluntary deductions), to be applied against any amount due to
Employee under the following subsections of this Agreement.
3. Term
The term of this Agreement shall be (number) years beginning (date), and ending (date);
but subsequently shall automatically continue from year to year unless either party gives written
notice to the other party that it shall expire on that date. However, either party may terminate
this Agreement at any time by written notice to the other party.
4. Hospitalization Insurance
The Company shall pay for hospitalization insurance for the Employee with such
insurance company and such coverages as the Company from time to time chooses. The
Employee shall have the right to add her spouse and minor children to the policy coverage by
paying the additional premium for them and satisfying any other conditions of the insurance
company.
5. Confidentiality
A. Customers. The Employee will not at any time, either directly or indirectly, make
known or divulge to any person, firm or Company the names or addresses of any of the
customers of the Company at the time the Employee entered the employ of the
Company or with whom the Employee became acquainted after entering the employ of
the Company.
B. Information. The Employee will not at any time, in any fashion, form, or manner,
either directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose, or communicate to any person, firm, or
Company in any manner whatsoever any information of any kind, nature, or description
concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of the Company, including,
but not limited to, the names of any of its customers, the prices it obtains or has obtained
or at which it sells or has sold its products, or any other information concerning the
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business of the Company, its manner of operation, or its plans, processes, or other data
of any kind, nature, or description, without regard to whether any or all of the above
matters would be deemed confidential, material, or important.
C. Records. All books, records, reports, accounts, and documents relating in any
manner to the Company's business or customers, whether prepared by the Employee or
otherwise coming into Employee's possession, shall be the exclusive property of the
Company and shall be returned immediately to the Company on termination of
employment or on the Company's request at any time.
D. Breach. The parties stipulate that, as between them, each of the above matters
are important, material, and confidential, and gravely affect the effective and successful
conduct of the business of the Company, and its goodwill, and that any breach of the
terms of this section is a material breach of this Agreement, from which the Employee
may be enjoined and for which the Employee shall also pay to the Company all
damages (including but not limited to compensatory, incidental, consequential, and lost
profits damages), which arise from the breach, together with interest, costs, and
attorneys' fees to collect such damages.
6. Breach of Contract
If the Employee breaches any provision of this Agreement, then the Company shall be
entitled to injunction and damages in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph D of Section
5 above.
7. Severability
The invalidity of any portion of this Agreement will not and shall not be deemed to affect
the validity of any other provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the
parties agree that the remaining provisions shall be deemed to be in full force and effect as if
they had been executed by both parties subsequent to the expungement of the invalid provision.
8. No Waiver
The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving any such terms
and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such
forbearance or waiver had occurred.
8. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of __________.
9. Notices
Unless provided herein to the contrary, any notice provided for or concerning this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or
registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at the beginning of
this Agreement.
10. Entire Agreement
This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties and any prior
understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be
binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement.
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11. Modification of Agreement
Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in
connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each
party or an authorized representative of each party.
12. Assignment of Rights
The rights of each party under this Agreement are personal to that party and may not be
assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, corporation,