Employment Letter Agreement

This template has been peer-reviewed by legal counsel specializing in human resources and employment matters.

It covers all the relevant aspects of the employment offer by a design entity to a potential new employee, including job duties, compensation, benefits, working hours, and paid time off, as well as the critical restrictive covenants creative businesses need to safeguard their assets and relationships with clients and vendors.

This template is fully customizable to meet the unique needs of your business and the specific requirements of the position, and can be used for both part-time and full-time employees.* 

What this template covers:

• explanation of employment at-will terms (or, alternatively, for a stated length of time)

• schedule

• job title and description of job duties

• work location terms

• salary terms

• expenses reimbursement terms

• benefits & limitations

• paid time off

• termination terms

• intellectual property ownership

• nondisclosure obligations of the employee

• non-solicitation of company personnel

• non-circumvention of clients

• non-competition

• and much more

What you're buying: 

Upon your purchase, you'll receive an email with a link to a zip file containing

1. a Word Doc template, ready for you to customize; and

2. a PDF containing a link to a Google Doc version of the customizable template.

You will also be sent a copy of the latest version, free of charge, whenever we make updates, revisions, or enhancements to the template.

*For those relationships with freelancers and other personnel that may be classified as “independent contractors,” we recommend our Independent Contractor Agreement template. 

LICENSE TO USE: Upon the purchase of this template, you will be granted a personal license to use and adapt this template for your individual business purposes.  Use of this template for any other purpose, including resale to third parties, is strictly prohibited and a violation of law.   Read our full Website Terms of Use for more details about your rights to use this template.

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