Self-help templates
Casual Work Agreement (Occasional or Short-Term Work, Not Employment)
For occasional or short-term help paid by the hour or day, such as a tutor, handyman or cleaner, without a full employment contract: the job, days, pay, safety, taxes and ending.
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How to use it
- When: you hire someone for occasional or short-term work and pay by the hour, the day or a set sum: a tutor, a handyman, a cleaner, a gardener, help at an event or a move, a short-term assistant. For a defined piece of work for a fee (design, writing, translation, software), the Freelance Services Agreement fits better.
- Who signs: the person who hires (the client) and the person who does the work (the worker).
- Fill in everything in [square brackets] and strike out the options that do not apply. Describe the work, the days and the pay exactly.
- Keep it truly occasional. The more regular, supervised and fixed the work, the more likely the law treats it as employment. If you need someone every week for months, ask a local adviser about a proper employment contract.
- Safety and money matter: decide who pays for accidents, tools and travel, and who is responsible for the worker's own taxes and contributions. Some countries have special rules for home help, care of children or the elderly, and work by minors or foreigners.
- Tip: pay as agreed and keep a signed receipt each time. Each person keeps a signed copy.
What is inside
- Art. 1. The client
- Art. 2. The worker
- Art. 3. The work
- Art. 4. Days and hours
- Art. 5. The nature of the arrangement
- Art. 6. Pay
- Art. 7. Costs, tools and safety
- Art. 8. Taxes and contributions
- Art. 9. Confidentiality and property
- Art. 10. Ending, law and declaration
- Notes on the clauses and a checklist of what to check under your country's law
What these templates are not
- They are self-help templates, not legal advice, and they do not replace a lawyer.
- Laws differ from country to country, and some rules cannot be changed by contract. Each template ends with a checklist of what to check where you live.
- For a high-value or unusual situation, ask a local lawyer or notary to look at the final text.
TheLawToKnow Tools. Self-help template. Not legal advice. Check the law currently in force. Written with the help of AI tools and reviewed by a lawyer-author.