Loan Agreement for Employees

The loan agreement supplied here is specifically tailored for employees. For a variety of other loan agreements, please refer to our page on Promissory Notes.

An employee acknowledgement of debt should be signed to serve as proof that money is owed and to grant permission to the employer to deduct payments from the salary.

Unlike a Promissory Note, where the borrower is in control of making repayments, the employer can control repayments of a staff loan. It is therefore important for the employer to get written authorization to deduct money from a salary.

You should specify the reason for deduction such as a cash loan / advance against a salary or stock purchases made from the company etc. Note: you do not need written authorization for statutory deductions such as employees tax.

Note: Visit our Employment main page for links to all the relevant free legal forms for the work place and their related guidelines.

The employee loan or debt agreement below also makes provision for the full amount to be deducted should the employee resign. The employer would therefore be wise not to extend loans greater than the weekly / monthly salary. A more extensive agreement should be drawn up for longer term or large loans.

Your labor laws may also limit deductions to a percentage of gross remuneration, so check with your local laws before extending credit. Usury law will also determine the amount of interest that may be charged. Please refer to our guidelines on promissory notes for more information on interest rates and interest free loans.

Employee Loan Agreement

Employer/Company Details:

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Employee Details:

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1. The Employee hereby acknowledges a debt to the Employer/Company in the amount of _________________________($_______) for the following reason(s):

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2. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that interest at a rate of ____________(_____%) per annum shall accrue on any outstanding amount and that repayment shall first be applied to interest and thereafter to the principal amount.

3. The Employee hereby authorizes the Employer/Company to deduct the amount of ________________________($_______) per week/month from the Employee's salary starting from _________________20____ until the amount is paid in full.

4. The Employee further agrees that the entire outstanding amount will be deducted from the Employee's final salary upon resignation or termination of employment with the Employer/Company.

Signed at ____________________ on this ________day of 20_____.

Employee's Signature: ________________________

Witness1 Signature: __________________________

Witness2 Signature: __________________________

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