Contract for Driver in India

Folks,

this is a simple contract for drivers in India. You may want to check this out and draft your own contract accordingly. Just thought these points will help serve as a starting point.

IN Marathi




• Salary – Rs. XXX for base plus Rs. YYY for Mumbai – Pune - Outstation Allowance

• Acco to be arranged in Pune by Employer

• Food – Tiffin will be arranged by employer or reimbursement for food expenses whenever he is in pune

• Working days – 6 days a week – Monday to Saturday

• Whenever Pune travel is intended work day will start very early like 6 AM in the morning and driver can go early after reaching pune

• 10 Hours a day duty

• Bonus will be paid during Diwali

• 26 continuous days of leave in a year. However if you want to break the leave and take it, then 22 working days leave will be calculated

• Contract is for 3 months and after 3 months if everything is ok with both employer and employee then it will be extended for the remaining 9 months to complete a year

• No further allowances will be given

• Any duty beyond 10 hours a day should be with prior approval and overtime of Rs. zz per hour (@ 1.5 times salary calculation)

• If in future any one month there is no Mumbai Pune travel then only Rs. XXX salary will be due

• Driver has to take care of the car and drive carefully

• Liability in case of any accident will be on driver from driving perspective

• Car has Comprehensive insurance so nothing to worry

• After 6 months duty, employer will provide upto Rs. 5 lacs Accidental death insurance for driver

• Driver should provide eye test certificate with proper glass prescription every 6 months

• Should be neat and tidy and keep his car also neat

• Should not indulge in any criminal activities which will result in immediate dismissal with no notice

• Salary will be paid on last day of the month

• No advance will be paid unless there is an emergency

• No loans for the first one year of service

• Driver will be responsible for parking tickets/red lights/breaking traffic rules/seat belt related fines etc. owner will not pay any of the fines

• Driver will maintain a log book and keep track of all movements of the car

• Driver will not give the car to any other person to drive while it is in his control/supervision

• Driver will immediately bring to notice of owner any damages/issues with car’s working so that it can be taken for repairs

• Driver will not take any unauthorized passengers in the car even if it is being driven by him alone. Same will result in termination

• Driver will keep his mobile charged at all times and if required get a charger which will charge the mobile in the car

• Driving under the consumption of alcohol will not be tolerated

• Chewing of Paan masala or smoking is not permitted in the car. If required, it should be done when driver is not driving. No spitting while driving the car

• Driver will observe all traffic rules and regulations and comply with traffic police guidelines

• Public Holidays – Driver will get holidays as follows: JAN 26 – Republic Day, May 1 – Maharashtra Day, September – Dussehra, Oct – 2 – Gandhi Jayanti, Oct 19 or around – Diwali (Bhaubheej) – 1 day, Mar – Gudi Padwa – 1 Day, August 15th – Independence day. – Total 7 days holiday. Any additional days holiday if taken will be Leave without pay

• First six months of the year no sick leave will be given and it will be treated as Leave without Pay-After that 1 day every quarter will be eligibility with doctor’s report