Read the text and choose the correct answer to the question "Do written employment contracts include the terms of sick leave?":Employment Contracts: Other
Considerations
Employment contracts, whether
written or implied from employee handbooks or policies, may also provide the
terms and conditions of:
·
Health benefits;
·
Vacation and sick leave;
·
Employee grievance procedures;
·
Employee
behavior after termination of the employment relationship
In terms of governing an employee's
behavior after employment has ended, employment contracts can limit the ways in
which an employee may use confidential or proprietary employer information, or
restrict the employee's right to compete with the employer. Such
non-competition agreements are particularly difficult to enforce, however, and
many states have enacted statutes specifically limiting their
effectiveness. In general, the scope of such an agreement, whether the
geographic area covered or the length of time that it lasts, must be no broader
than necessary to protect the employer's business. In addition, while a
covenant not to compete may typically be imposed on a new employee as a
condition of employment, if it is imposed on an existing employee it must be
supported by some independent consideration beyond a simple promise of
continued employment, such as a raise, a bonus payment, or improved commission
terms.