Self-help templates
Employment Offer Letter
A letter offering a job: role, start date, pay, hours and the next steps, before the full contract.
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How to use it
- When: an employer wants to offer a job to a candidate, set out the main terms clearly, and ask the candidate to accept in writing before the full contract is signed.
- Fill in everything in [square brackets] and delete the options you do not use. Be accurate: what you promise here can bind you.
- Keep to the law: pay, hours, leave, notice and the probation period must meet at least the legal minimum in your country. Do not ask for anything unlawful, such as an unlawful waiver of rights.
- Send it by e-mail or post and keep the signed copy. Say that the offer is subject to the conditions you list (for example references, right to work, a medical check where lawful) and that a full contract will follow.
- Not for: hiring a freelancer or contractor (use the independent contractor agreement), or a casual worker (use the casual work agreement).
What is inside
- Art. 1. Employer
- Art. 2. Candidate
- Art. 3. The offer
- Art. 4. Start date and type of employment
- Art. 5. Working time
- Art. 6. Pay and benefits
- Art. 7. Leave
- Art. 8. Notice
- Art. 9. Confidentiality, inventions and other work
- Art. 10. Conditions
- Art. 11. Full contract and company rules
- Art. 12. Data
- Art. 13. Acceptance
- Notes on the clauses and a checklist of what to check under your country's law
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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.