Employment contract
Document overview
- Length:12 pages (3450 words)
- Available in:Microsoft Word DOCXApple PagesRTF
If the document isn’t right for your circumstances for any reason, just tell us and we’ll refund you in full immediately.
We avoid legal terminology unless necessary. Plain English makes our documents easy to understand, easy to edit and more likely to be accepted.
You don’t need legal knowledge to use our documents. We explain what to edit and how in the guidance notes included at the end of the document.
Email us with questions about editing your document. Use our Lawyer Assist service if you’d like our legal team to check your document will do as you intend.
Our documents comply with the latest relevant law. Our lawyers regularly review how new law affects each document in our library.
About this document
This is a standard, comprehensive contract of employment for a software engineer. It complies with all current legislation, yet preserves maximum flexibility to the employer. It is fair but tough.
Application and features
- Standard legal requirements for “statement of terms”;
- Many provisions to protect your business;
- Grievance and disciplinary procedures;
- Include latest statutory provisions including model disciplinary and grievance procedure;
- Flexible - alternative paragraphs to suit your needs;
- Invaluable notes guide you through the minefield (as with all Net Lawman documents);
- Very comprehensive;
- Suitable for any size of business - pay us once, then amend to suit your other staff;
- Written in plain English!.
Contents
- Trial period if required;
- Salary and pre-requisites;
- Alternative holiday arrangements;
- Retirement;
- Sickness, certification, sick pay;
- Arrangements during notice period;
- Summary termination;
- Confidentiality;
- Data protection;
- Clear and comprehensive grievance and disciplinary procedures.
Choose the level of support you need
Document Only
- This document
- Detailed guidance notes explaining how to edit each paragraph
Lawyer Assist
- This document
- Detailed guidance notes explaining how to edit each paragraph
- Unlimited email support - ask our legal team any question related to completing the document
- Review of your edited document by our legal team including:
- reporting on whether your changes comply with the law
- answering your questions about how to word a new clause or achieve an outcome
- checking that your use of defined terms is correct and consistent
- correcting spelling mistakes
- reformatting the document ready to sign
Bespoke
- A document drawn just for you to your exact requirements
- Personalised service provided by an experienced solicitor
- Free discussion before we provide an estimate, for you to ask questions and for us to understand your requirements
- Transparent fees - a fixed fee for the basic work, a fixed hourly rate for new or changed instructions, and no charge for office overheads or third party disbursements
- Careful and thorough consideration of your circumstances and your consequent likely practical and legal requirements
- Provision of options that you may not have considered with availability for discussion
- Help and advice woven into the fabric of our service so that you can make the best decisions
All rights reserved