Mandatory Terms in a Contract
The Labor Law provides that a labor contract establishes working relations between the
worker and the employer and is subject to common law and can be made in a form that
is agreed upon by the contracting parties. The contract can be written or verbal. It can
be drawn up and signed according to local custom. If it needs registering, this shall be
done at no cost. The verbal contract is considered to be a tacit agreement between the
employer and the worker under the conditions laid down by the labor regulations, even
if it is not expressly defined. The Civil Code provides that a labor contract must contain
a description of the following: wages, working hours, and other working conditions.36
The word “Working Conditions” includes general working conditions specified in Chapter
VI and specific working conditions stated in Chapter VII of the Labor Law. The General
Working Conditions include wage, hours or work, night work, weekly time off, paid