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CONTRACT SAMPLE:

This is a standard contract sample.  The Department of Foreign Experts in China regulates contract law between teachers and schools.  You can find this contract on many websites across the net.  We have tailored a special contract that provides additional assurances and several other important matters.  You will receive the original contract once the application package has been completed and you are registered online or you can choose to purchase a contract and tailor it to your own needs.

1. Party A ______________wishes to engage the service of Party B ___________________. The two parties, in a spirit of friendly cooperation, agree to sign this contract and pledge to conscientiously hold all the obligations stipulated in it.

2. The period of service will be from the day ________ of ________ to the day ___________ of ______________.

3. The duties of Party B
In the light of teaching requirement and in accordance with specific faculty conditions, Party A will define Party B's teaching tasks and requirements in consultation with Party B.

4. Party B's monthly salary will be ________Yuan RMB. The work of Party B is agreed to be as follows: having ________teaching periods per week, teaching English, mainly spoken English.

5. Party B will receive a travel allowance of ________Yuan a year and telephone subsidy of ________ yuan a month and the equivalent of US$_________ in RMB (at the exchange rate of the returning day) for ticket at the end of his/her service.

6. Party A's Obligations
  a. Party A shall introduce to Party B the laws, decrees and relevant

  regulations enacted by the Chinese government, Party A's work system and

  regulations concerning administration of foreign teachers.
  b. Party A shall conduct direction, supervision and evaluation of Party B's

  work. Party A shall provide Party B necessary working and living conditions 

  including an apartment of about 60 square meters which will be furnished and

  equipped as Party B requires.
  c. Party A shall pay party B's salary regularly by the month.

7. Party B's Obligations
  a. Party B shall observe the laws; decrees relevant regulations enacted by

  the Chinese government and shall not interfere in China's internal affairs.
  b. Party B shall observe Party A's work system and regulations concerning 

  administration of foreign teachers and shall accept Party A's arrangement

  direction, supervision and evaluation in regard to his/her work. Without Party

  A's consent, Party B shall not render service elsewhere or hold concurrently

  any post unrelated to the work agreed on with Party A.
  c. Party B shall complete the tasks agreed on schedule and guarantee the

  quality of work.
  d. Party B shall respect China's religious policy, and shall not conduct religious

  activities incompatible with the status of a teacher.
  e. Party B shall respect the Chinese people's moral standard and customs.

8. Revision, Cancellation and Termination of the Contract
  A. Both parties should abide by the contract and should refrain from revising,

  canceling, or terminating the contract without mutual consent.
  B. The contract can be revised, canceled, or terminated with mutual consent.

  Before both parties have reached an agreement, the contract should be

  strictly observed.
  C. Party A has the right to cancel the contract with a written notice to Party

  B under the following conditions:
  a. Party B does not complete the contract or does not complete the contract

  obligations according to the terms stipulated, and has failed to amend after

  party A gas pointed it out.
  b. According to the doctor's diagnosis, Party B cannot resume normal work

  after a continued 30-day sick leave.
  D. Party B has the right to cancel the contract with a written notice to Party 

  A under the following conditions:
  a. Party A has not provided Party B with necessary working and living  

  conditions as stipulated in the contract.
  b. Party A has not paid party B as scheduled.

9. Breach penalty
  When either of the two parties fails to complete the contract obligations

according to the terms stipulated, that is, breaks the contract; it must say a breach penalty of US$500 to 2000 (or the equivalent in RMB).
If Party B asks to cancel the contract due to events beyond control, it should produce certifications by the department concerned, obtain party A's consent and pay its own return expenses, if Party B cancels the contract without valid reason it would pay its own return expenses and pay a breach penalty to Party A.
If Party A asks to cancel the contract due to events beyond control, with the consent of Party B, it should pay Party B's return expenses; If Party A cancels the contract without valid reason, it should pay Party B's return expenses and pay a breach penalty to Party B.

10. This contract takes effect on the date signed by both parties and will automatically expire when the contract ends. If either or the two parties asks for new contract, it should forward its request to another party 90 days prior to the expiration of the contract, and sign the new contract with mutual consent. Party B shall bear all expenses incurred when staying on after the contract expires.

11. Arbitration
The two parties shall consult with each other and mediate any disputes which may arise about the contract. If all attempts fail, the two parties can appeal to the organization of arbitration for foreign expert's affairs in State Bureau of Foreign Experts and ask for a final arbitration.

This Contract is signed at ............., China, in duplicate, the day of__________. 

Party A ___________         Party B ___________
(Signature)                      (Signature)