Letter—advice to employer client regarding draft employment contract

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Letter—advice to employer client regarding draft employment contract

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Employment expert

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[Enter name and address of employer]

Dear [enter name]

Draft Contract of employment

I enclose a draft contract of employment for your review.[ You will see that there are some areas in square brackets where I will need your instructions and I have included some optional clauses for you to consider.] Please contact me when you have had a chance to read through the draft so that I can make any further necessary changes.

This type of contract is suitable for a junior employee working a standard working pattern. For more senior employees, further provisions would be required, such as more extensive Confidentiality obligations and/or Restrictive covenants which limit competitive behaviour after the termination of employment. Employees with atypical working hours or Flexible working arrangements would also require a different contract in some respects.

I set out below some particular issues on some of the clauses in the draft.

Please note that issuing this contract to employees will comply with your obligations to issue a written statement of their particulars of employment under the Employment Rights Act

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Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Contract of employment definition

What does Contract of employment mean?

The contract of employment which governs the employment relationship between the employer and the employee.

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