This article explains how clients can amend an Independent Contractor contract from their Deel account. You can also find out what can and can't be amended in a contract.

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✅ Step 1 – Select the Contracts tab from your home page

Click on a contractor's name to open up his contract overview page

✅ Step 2 – Select the Contract Details tab

✅ Step 3 – Click Edit Contract

For Fixed contracts, click on the contractor's name and select the Edit Contract box

 

For Pay As You Go contracts, click the Amend Contract box

A pop-up will appear with the following options:

• Pay: You must pay for all outstanding payments before modifying the contract.

• Continue: Amend the contract. Pending invoices will be skipped and replaced with the updated contract settings.

✅ Step 4 – Make the necessary edits to the contract

Once you make the edits, you will see a message informing you that both parties must sign the amendment for it to apply.

Review and sign and invite your contractor to do the same. 

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

✅ Employee personal details (full legal name, passport number, etc.)

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