This article explains how clients can amend an Independent Contractor contract from their Deel account.
Contract amendments can be made in Fixed, Pay As You Go, and Milestone contracts.
You can also find out here what can and can't be amended in a contract.
In this article:
How to make amendments to a Fixed contract
How to make amendments to a Pay As You Go contract
How to make amendments to a Milestone contract
How to cancel proposed contract amendments
How to make amendments to a Fixed contract
✅ Step 1 – Open a contractor's fixed contract
Select the (1) People tab from your home page and then (2) click on a contractor's name to open up the contract overview page
✅ Step 2 – Edit contract
For fixed contracts, select the (1) Contract Details tab and click the (2) Edit Contract box
✅ Step 3 – Pay or cancel pending invoice
A pop-up will appear with the following payment options:
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Pay Invoice: Pay for all outstanding payments before modifying the contract and sending it to contractor for countersignature.
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Continue to Edit: Pending invoices will be cancelled and replaced with the updated contract settings. Any payments-related changes can only take effect once both parties sign the edited contract.
✅ Step 4 – Make changes and then click Agree & Sign
Edit the contract details, and click Continue to review and confirm upcoming payment details.
You will be able to see your saved changes in the Edits Summary box as you make amendments.
Click Agree & Sign.
✅ Step 5 – Confirm Signature
After you confirm signature, the amended contract will be sent to contractor to countersign.
The changes will be visibile only after the contractor signs.
You may cancel the contract changes before the amendments are countersigned.

How to make amendments to a Pay As You Go contract
✅ Step 1 – Open a contractor's PAYG contract
Select the (1) People tab from your home page and then (2) click on a contractor's name to open up the contract overview page
✅ Step 2 – Edit contract
For Pay As You Go contracts, select the (1) Contract Details tab and click the (2) Edit Contract box
✅ Step 3 – Pay or cancel pending invoice
A pop-up will appear with the following payment options:
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Pay Invoice: Pay for all outstanding payments before modifying the contract and sending it to contractor for countersignature.
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Continue to Edit: Pending invoices will be cancelled and replaced with the updated contract settings. Any payments-related changes can only take effect once both parties sign the edited contract.
✅ Step 4 – Make changes and then click Continue
Edit the contract details, and then continue to review upcoming payment details.
You will be able to see your saved changes in the Edits Summary box as you make amendments.
✅ Step 5 – Confirm upcoming payment details
If the payment or currency is changed, we will recalculate pending work that was previously submitted based on the effective date.
Previously approved work may be moved to pending status and will need to be approved again.
Click Agree & Sign.

✅ Step 6 – Confirm Signature
After you confirm signature, the amended contract will be sent to contractor to countersign.
The changes will be visibile only after the contractor signs.
You may cancel the contract changes before the amendments are countersigned.

How to make amendments to a Milestone contract
Select the (1) People tab from your home page and then (2) click on a contractor's name to open up the contract overview page
✅ Step 2 – Edit contract
For Milestone contracts, select the (1) Contract Details tab and click the (2) Edit Contract box
✅ Step 3 – Make changes and then click Agree & Sign
Edit the contract details, and click Continue.
For Milestone contracts, you can edit the job title, seniority level, scope of work, currency, notice period, and contract end date.
We will recalculate milestones in case of currency change based on the effective date of the amendments.
Approved items will be moved to pending status, and will need to be approved again.
You may add a special clause to the contract to outline terms in the event of a special scenario.
You can also attach documents that are necessary for the contract, if needed.
Click Agree & Sign.
✅ Step 4 – Confirm Signature
After you confirm signature, the amended contract will be sent to contractor to countersign.
The changes will be visibile only after the contractor signs.
You may cancel the contract changes before the amendments are countersigned.

How to cancel proposed amendments to a contractor's contract
After you sign on the changes to the contract, the amended contract is sent to the contractor for a countersignature.
To cancel the contract changes before the amendments are countersigned, open up the contractor's contract and select the Contract Details tab.
If the amendments have not been countersigned by the contractor, you can click Cancel Edits to begin the process.
The contractor will be notified via email that the proposed edits have been cancelled.
What can & can not be amended in a contract
Clients can make amendments to:
✅ Job title
✅ Payment details (rate, invoice cycle, payment due date)
✅ Contract currency
✅ Work schedule
✅ Scope of work
✅ End of contract (end date and notice period)
✅ Special clauses
Clients can not make amendments to:
✘ Country of tax residence
✘ Start date (original start date must remain but an amendment may be added)
✘ Contract type
✘ Client entity information