Overtime Work Agreement (Sample)

(Applicable when Overtime Work Requested by Employer in Advance and

Agreed by Employee)

By prior request from employer ___________________ 1 (Office Address:

_____________________________ 2 ) to work overtime during period from
_____________ (day/month/year) to __________________ (day/month/year) 3 , I
(employee), __________________ 4 (Holder of Macao I.D. Card No.
______________), hereby agree to work overtime of my own accord during aforesaid
period.
Moreover, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 37 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour
Relations Law), I acknowledge that I am entitled to receive overtime remuneration as
stipulated (i.e. normal remuneration for work performed plus an increase of twenty
per cent), after having worked overtime of my own accord.
This agreement shall be made in two original copies, one copy to be held by
each party, and becomes valid upon signature of employer and employee.

Employer or his/her representative:

Name ________________________
Position ______________________

Employee:

______________________

______________________

(Signature and Stamp)

Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

(Signature)
Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

1
2

Name of employer or company.

Please indicate employers correspondence address, office address or address as registered in
Application Form for Business Start-up (Declarao de incio de actividade).
Although cut-off for period of overtime work undertaken by employee of his/her own accord is not
specified in Law No. 7/2008 (Labour Relations Law), Labour Affairs Bureau suggests period may
be calculated from this payroll day until next payroll day (i.e. one payroll cycle), in order to protect
both employer and employee and to reduce administrative procedures of employer.
Name of employee.
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Overtime Work Agreement (Sample)

(Applicable when Overtime Work Proposed by Employee and Agreed by
Employer in Advance)

On initiative of employee ___________________1 (Holder of Macao I.D. Card

No. _____________________________) to work overtime during period from
_____________ (day/month/year) to __________________ (day/month/year) 2 ,
employer __________________3 (Office Address: ___________________4) hereby
consents to employees working overtime of his/her own accord during aforesaid
period.
Moreover, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 37 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour
Relations Law), employer acknowledges aforesaid employee, having worked
overtime of his/her own accord, is entitled to obtain overtime remuneration as
stipulated (i.e. normal remuneration for work performed plus an increase of twenty
per cent).
This agreement shall be made in two original copies, one copy to be held by
each party, and becomes valid upon signature of employer and employee.

Employer or his/her representative:

Name ________________________
Position ______________________

Employee:

______________________
(Signature and Stamp)

______________________
(Signature)

Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

1
2

3
4

Name of employee.
Although cut-off for period of overtime work undertaken by employee of his/her own accord is not
specified in Law No. 7/2008 (Labour Relations Law), Labour Affairs Bureau suggests period may
be calculated from this payroll day until next payroll day (i.e. one payroll cycle), in order to protect
both employer and employee and to reduce administrative procedures of employer.
Name of employer or company.
Please indicate employers correspondence address, office address or address as registered in
Application Form for Business Start-up (Declarao de incio de actividade).
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Agreement on Work on Weekly Rest Day (Sample)

On initiative of employee ____________________ 1 (Holder of Macao I.D.
Card No. _____________________________) to work voluntarily on weekly rest
day(s) during period from ______________________ (day/month/year) to
_________________________ (day/month/year)2, employer __________________3
(Office Address: ___________________4) hereby consents to employees working
voluntarily on weekly rest day(s) during aforesaid period.
Moreover, employer and employee hereby agree on compensation provided for
by law for voluntary work on weekly rest day(s) during aforesaid period based on
following (please tick appropriate box):

A. Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 43 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour
Relations Law), the above said employee shall be entitled to a compensatory day of
rest provided for by law, to be designated by employer within thirty days following
voluntary work on weekly rest day(s) during aforesaid period.

B. Pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 43 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour
Relations Law), the above said employee shall be entitled to receive pecuniary
compensation provided for by law5 as specified for voluntary work on weekly rest
day(s) during aforesaid period.
This agreement shall be made in two original copies, one copy to be held by
each party, and becomes valid upon signature of employer and employee.

Employer or his/her representative:

Employee:

Name ________________________
Position ______________________

______________________
(Signature and Stamp)
Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

1
2

3
4

______________________
(Signature)
Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

Name of employee.
Although cut-off for period of employees voluntary work on weekly rest day is not specified in
Law No. 7/2008 (Labour Relations Law), Labour Affairs Bureau suggests period may be calculated
from this payroll day until next payroll day (i.e. one payroll cycle), in order to protect both
employer and employee and to reduce administrative procedures of employer.
Name of employer or company.
Please indicate employers correspondence address, office address or address as registered in
Application Form for Business Start-up (Declarao de incio de actividade).
i) An additional days basic remuneration for employees paid by month;
ii) One days basic remuneration in addition to normal remuneration, for employees paid by actual
time worked or output.
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Annual Leave Agreement (Sample)

As employee __________1 (Holder of Macao I.D. Card No. ______________)
has not enjoyed his/her annual leave due in calendar year _________2 totalling
________3 day(s), pursuant to Article 46 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour Relations
Law), employee and employer hereby agree that employee is to enjoy aforesaid
untaken annual leave4 in calendar year ____________5.
This agreement shall be made in two original copies, one copy to be held by
each party, and becomes valid upon signature of employer and employee.

Employer or his/her representative:

Name ________________________
Position ______________________

Employee:

______________________

______________________

(Signature and Stamp)

Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

(Signature)
Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

1
2
3
4

Name of employee.
Calendar year untaken annual leave falls due.
Number of days of untaken annual leave.
Pursuant to Article 46 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour Relations Law), annual leave shall be taken
during calendar year in which it falls due and may be accumulated up to two years by agreement
between parties.
Calendar year employee is to enjoy annual leave.

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Wage-Cut Agreement (Sample)

Pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article 59 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour Relations
Law), employer and employee agree that basic remuneration of
employee_____________1 (Holder of Macao I.D. Card No. ______________) is to
be reduced from MOP$ _____________2 to MOP$ _____________.
Furthermore, pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 70 of aforesaid law, in event of
rescission of contract without just cause by employer within two years from
effective day of this agreement,3 compensation pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article
70 and paragraph 4 of Article 72 shall be calculated according to basic remuneration
earned by aforesaid employee before conclusion of this agreement.
This agreement shall be made in two original copies, one copy to be held by
each party, and becomes valid upon signature of employer and employee.

Employer or his/her representative:

Name ________________________
Position ______________________

Employee:

______________________
(Signature and Stamp)

______________________
(Signature)

Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

Date:__________________
(day/month/year)

1
2
3

Name of employee.
Amount of remuneration calculated by month, week, day, hour, actual work performed or actual output.
Agreement will only take effect after employer gives notice to Labour Affairs Bureau within ten days of its
conclusion.

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Agreement on Transfer of Labour Contract (Sample)

With regard to transfer of labour contract between original employer
(hereinafter referred to as Party A) ________________________1 and employee
(hereinafter referred to as Party C) ___________________2 (Holder of Macao I.D.
Card No. ______________) to a new employer (hereinafter referred to as Party B)
________________________ 3 , Party C consents 4 to transfer of aforementioned
contract (i.e. consents to change of employer from Party A to Party B5), and agrees
to continue to perform work for Party B.
Furthermore, pursuant to paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 111 of Commercial
Code, Party B is liable for continuing rights and obligations arising from labour
contract made between Party A and Party C. Party C also acknowledges that he/she
is eligible to claim from either Party A or Party B debts of labour nature due on date
of transfer of labour contract.
This agreement shall be made in three original copies, one copy to be held by
each party, and becomes valid upon signature of three parties.

Party A or his/her representative:

Party B or his/her representative: Party C:

Name __________________

Name __________________

Position_________________

Position_________________

_______________________

_______________________ ___________________

(Signature and Stamp)

(Signature and Stamp)

Date:___________________

Date:___________________ Date:______________

(day/month/year)

1
2
3
4

(day/month/year)

(Signature)

(day/month/year)

Name of original employer or company.

Name of employee.
Name of new employer or company.
Pursuant to subparagraph 3 of Article 10 of Law No. 7/2008 (Labour Relations Law), employer is forbidden
to transfer employee to another employer under authority and direction thereof without obtaining his/her
written consent.
It must be noted that if employer is a company (i.e. a legal person), change of shareholder will not lead to
change of original employer to new employer as shareholder is only a member of corporate governance
rather than an employer in a labour relation (for definition of employer, please refer to subparagraph 1 of
Article 2 of aforementioned law). Change of shareholder is merely change of membership in corporate
governance and will not result in change of original employer to new employer.

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