Precedent E1: Letter of employment (to be typed on the employer’s

letterhead)
Dear [________]

Following our meeting/discussion on [________], I write to offer you the position of

[________] with the Company on the terms set out below.

It is a condition of this offer that:

(a) your references are satisfactory to the Company;

(b) you supply certificates to prove that your qualifications are as stated in your application;

(c) you are certified as fit to perform the duties of this position following a full medical
examination to be carried out by a medical practitioner selected and paid for by the
Company; and

(d) you are free from any obligations owed to a third party which might prevent you from
starting work on the date mentioned below or from properly performing the duties of
your position.

If all these conditions are satisfied, you will commence work on [________]. The first
[________] months of your employment will be probationary, during which period the
Company will assess your performance and suitability. [Both you and] the Company shall have
the right for any reason to terminate your employment on one week’s notice or [in our case] one
week’s salary in lieu of notice given at any time during or at the end of this period.

The terms of this offer of employment are as follows:

(a) you will receive a salary at the rate of £[________] a year. The Company’s practice is to
review salaries annually on [________];

(b) you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s bonus/commission scheme, details
of which are [enclosed/set out in the Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment];

(c) you will be eligible to join the [Company/insert name] Pension Scheme [once you have
completed the necessary qualifying period];

(d) you will have the benefit of:

(i) a Company [car/state make and model] for your [sole] business [and personal]
use. The Company will bear all expenses of operating and maintaining the car
[except that you will pay for fuel consumed during your private use];

(ii) [eg private medical expenses insurance/life assurance cover];

(e) after the end of your probationary period, your entitlement to give and to receive written
notice of the termination of your employment will be [as set out in paragraph [17] of the
 enclosed Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment/not less than] [[________]
weeks/months] from you and not less than [[________] weeks/months] from the
Company;

(f) your place of work will initially be [________];

(g) you are required to enter into the enclosed Trust and Confidence Agreement as a
condition of taking up this position. You are advised to read it carefully before signing
(and to take legal advice if you wish);

(h) the enclosed Standard Terms & Conditions of Employment will also form part of your
terms and conditions of employment save where it is inconsistent with any term or
condition set out in this letter.

Please indicate your acceptance of this offer by signing, dating and returning to me the attached
copy of this letter [by no later than [________]].

Yours sincerely,

____________________

[Job Title]

For and on behalf of [________] Ltd/plc (the ‘Company’)

[To be typed on copy to be returned]

I accept employment on the terms set out above.

Signed ____________________

Dated ____________________