> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shorpay.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contracts

> How contracts work on Shor: creating, signing, and updating them.

Every engagement on Shor is backed by a contract. This page explains the contract types, how they get signed, and how to make changes once they're live.

## Contract Types

Shor generates contracts from templates matched to the engagement and country:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Employee" icon="id-badge">
    Full employment contract: at-will for US roles, or a country-appropriate employment framework elsewhere. Includes statutory benefits and withholdings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fixed Rate" icon="file-signature">
    A fixed-scope, fixed-price contractor agreement, good for retainers and well-defined projects.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Milestone" icon="flag-checkered">
    A contractor agreement where payment is tied to delivering specific milestones.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pay-As-You-Go" icon="clock">
    The contractor submits timesheets and is paid for approved hours.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Generating a Contract

Contracts are generated automatically when you add a new worker. Shor combines:

* The **worker's country**: for labor law, minimum wage, statutory clauses, and required disclosures
* The **engagement type** (employee vs. contractor): for which template to use
* The **compensation**: rate, currency, frequency
* The **governing law** you select: for dispute resolution and jurisdiction

The resulting contract is ready to send. You can edit specific fields (scope, custom clauses, start date) before sending.

## Signing

Contracts are signed electronically. The flow:

<Steps>
  <Step title="You Send the Contract">
    Review the generated contract, make any final edits, and click **Send for signature**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Worker Reviews and Signs">
    Your worker gets an email with a link. They can read the full document, ask questions, and sign.
  </Step>

  <Step title="You Countersign">
    Once the worker has signed, Shor prompts you to countersign. The contract becomes active on the agreed start date.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Once both sides have signed, open the contract from the worker's profile to view or download the signed document.
</Note>

## Amending a Live Contract

Sometimes things change: a raise, a scope update, a new start date. From the worker's profile, open the active contract and click **Amend**. Shor walks you through which fields can be changed and generates an amendment for both parties to sign.

<Note>
  Amendments are tracked as versions so you always have a clean history of what was agreed and when.
</Note>

## Custom Clauses

You can add custom clauses to a contract: IP assignment, non-solicitation, confidentiality specifics, bonus structures. These are layered on top of the template and preserved in every version.

## Governing Law

For the template language to be enforceable, the contract needs a governing jurisdiction. Shor currently supports:

* **United States**: Delaware, California, New York
* **Australia**: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland
* **United Kingdom**
* **Singapore**
* **Other**: a generic framework for countries where Shor doesn't yet have a country-specific template

## Dispute Resolution

Each contract specifies how disputes are resolved, typically either **arbitration** or **court** in the governing jurisdiction. You can pick which applies when you generate the contract.

## Next Steps

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  <Card title="Compensation Types" icon="money-bill-trend-up" href="/employer/compensation">
    How each pay structure works in practice.
  </Card>

  <Card title="People Overview" icon="users" href="/employer/people">
    Managing your team from the People tab.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>