Changing the status of an employment contract Select HR Administration > Contracts > Employment Contracts. Select the employment contract and then click Change Status. Note: The Change Status action is only available if the selected employment contract is active and has a status of Draft, In Negotiation, or Pending Approval. Specify this information: Status Select the status to change the employment contract to. See Employment contract statuses. Status Comment Optionally, specify a comment related to the status change. Click Submit.