According to the law, an employment contract is an agreement whereby one party, the employee, undertakes to perform work for a certain period of time in the service of the other party, the employer, and receives payment for this work.
Ngokomthetho, inkontileka yokuqashwa yisivumelwano lapho iqembu elilodwa, umqashwa, enza umsebenzi wesikhathi esithile ekusebenzeni kwelinye iqembu, umqashi, futhi uthola inkokhelo yalo msebenzi.