{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:civil:2015:article:2174","workId":"law:eri:code:civil:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:civil:2015:en","title":"Definition","number":"2174","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2174/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK VI - SPECIAL CONTRACTS","title":"TITLE III - CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES","chapter":"Chapter 1. - Employment","section":"Section 1. - General Provisions","paragraph":null},"paragraphs":[{"id":"lead","number":"","text":"A contract of employment is a contract entered into by an employee and employer, for a determined or undetermined period, by which the employee agrees to render services of a physical or intellectual nature to the employer, under the latter’s direction and control, for agreed wages payable by the employer.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2174/#lead","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":601,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/601/?article=2174&paragraph=lead#article-2174-lead"}]}],"caution":"This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur."}