4.1 The employment contract
We briefly identified the concept of the employment contract in Topic 3.
Your Letter of Offer to the candidate would generally include the following;
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the starting date
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the position title and manager’s name
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any probationary period
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remuneration (including benefits, superannuation etc)
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leave entitlements
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hours of work or status of employment (eg full-time, fixed term contract, casual, part-time)
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grievance procedures
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WHS matters
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Any special conditions
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Means of accepting the offer such as a copy that needs to be signed and returned
If additional documents are required from the candidate you might like to include a clause in the letter of offer advising the offer is subject to receipt of the additional documents.
You might like to ask your new employee to complete documentation for
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bank details;
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tax file details;
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preferred superannuation fund;
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next of kin etc. so you can set up their payroll and employee file prior to their arrival.