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.
For more on ending or extending a contract, please see the How to End or Extend a Contract for a Contractor article.
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 icon from the home page and then (2) click on a contractor's name to open up the worker's profile.
✅ Step 2 – Edit contract
For fixed contracts, select Edit under the Contracts/Agreements section
✅ Step 3 – Pay or cancel pending invoice
A pop-up will appear with the following payment options:
- Pay Invoice: Pay for all outstanding payments before modifying the contract and sending it to the contractor for countersignature.
- Continue to Edit: Pending invoices will be canceled and replaced with the updated contract settings. Any payment-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.
Contract details like job title, scope of work, payment rate, payment frequency, and more can be edited here. Clients will be able to see the saved changes in the Edits Summary box as the amendments are made.
Click Agree & Sign.
✅ Step 5 – Confirm Signature
After confirming the signature, the amended contract will be sent to the contractor to countersign.
The changes will be visible only after the contractor signs.
Clients 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 icon from the home page and then (2) click on a contractor's name to open up the worker's profile.
✅ Step 2 – Edit contract
For Pay As You Go contracts, select Edit under the Contracts/Agreements section
✅ Step 3 – Pay or cancel pending invoice
A pop-up will appear with the following payment options:
- Pay Invoice: Pay for all outstanding payments before modifying the contract and sending it to the contractor for countersignature.
- Continue to Edit: Pending invoices will be canceled and replaced with the updated contract settings. Any payment-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.
Clients will be able to see the saved changes in the Edits Summary box as amendments are made.
✅ 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.
If the Payment frequency is edited (for example, moving from an hour rate to a daily rate), we will advise clients to review submitted work items but won't automatically recalculate items.
✅ Step 6 – Confirm Signature
After confirming the signature, the amended contract will be sent to the contractor to countersign.
The changes will be visible only after the contractor signs.
Clients may cancel the contract changes before the amendments are countersigned.
How to Make Amendments to a Milestone Contract
✅ Step 1 – Open a contractor's Milestone contract
Select the (1) People icon from the home page and then (2) click on a contractor's name to open up the worker's profile.
✅ Step 2 – Edit contract
For Milestone contracts, select Edit under the Contracts/Agreements section
✅ Step 3 – Make changes and then click Agree & Sign
Edit the contract details, and click Continue.
For Milestone contracts, fields like job title, seniority level, scope of work, currency, notice period, and contract end date can all be edited.
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.
Clients may add a special clause to the contract to outline terms in the event of a special scenario.
They can also attach documents that are necessary for the contract if needed.
Click Agree & Sign.
✅ Step 4 – Confirm Signature
After confirming the signature, the amended contract will be sent to the contractor to countersign.
The changes will be visible only after the contractor signs.
Clients may cancel the contract changes before the amendments are countersigned.
How to Cancel Proposed Amendments to a Contractor’s Contract
After signing the changes to the contract, the amended contract is sent to the contractor for 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, clients can click Cancel Edits to begin the process.
The contractor will be notified via email that the proposed edits have been canceled.
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
Note: Amendments cannot be scheduled for future dates. When choosing an effective date, clients will be able to select either the current date or a past date.
Can I change the start date?
The start date states the first day of the contractor in the company.
In case the contractor has started several contracts with the company or comes back after some time away, the employment agreement's contract start date still refers to the beginning of the contractor’s engagement with the company.
The Deel Payroll Start Date is the first date for which payroll will be processed for each contract.
The ability to amend the start date will depend on the contract type and whether the first invoice has been paid.
For Fixed contracts, start date may be edited until:
- First adjustment has been added
- First one-off payment has been created
- First invoice has been paid
Clients can delete an adjustment to extend the ability to amend the start date.
For Pay As You Go contracts, start date may be edited until:
- The first work item has been submitted
- The first adjustment has been added
- The first one-off payment has been created
Clients can delete an adjustment or delete the submitted work to extend the ability to amend the start date.
For Milestone contracts, start date may be edited until:
- Start date may be backdated without limit
- Start date may be edited to a future date until the first milestone is approved