What is a job offer letter?
You’ve advertised, you’ve interviewed, and it looks like you’re ready to hire. What’s next? To seal the deal and ensure your chance of successfully securing a new team member, you’ll want to make the most of a job offer letter. This can also be referred to as an employee offer letter or an employment offer letter.
Sets out key terms: While there’s no requirement for a formal job offer letter to be provided to a prospective employee, there may be circumstances where this is justified. This offer letter template sets out the key terms of an offer of employment and the conditions which must be met before a prospective employee can commence employment. This might include things like start date, salary, and working hours, alongside any key terms that may have been agreed during the hiring process. However the job offer letter is not an employment contract, and so should be followed up with a legally binding employment contract every time.
When to use this template: You would use this document when offering a job to a prospective employee. You wouldn't, for example, use this document if you were proposing terms of engagement for a self-employed contractor.
Assumptions: The document makes a number of assumptions. Firstly, this document assumes that the role being offered to the prospective employee doesn't require them to hold any particular credentials or qualifications. Secondly, this document assumes that the role will be one that requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to be undertaken. However these assumptions are easily changeable, you can use our platform to quickly customise the template according to your requirements with just a few clicks.
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With Docue, you can create a top-quality job offer letter in minutes. The service includes model clauses designed by expert employment lawyers to help you draft the contract yourself and tailor it to your needs.
Signatures can be collected electronically, and all contracts you make are saved in your company's own contract account.
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