employment-contract-templates

Use it when:: You're writing an offer letter, an employment contract or a section of an employee handbook, or standardizing your company's HR documents.
You get:: Markdown templates with bracketed blanks for an offer letter, an employment agreement for a contract position and handbook policies.
Covers:: Confidentiality, IP assignment, non-compete and non-solicitation, termination, equal opportunity, anti-harassment, time off, code of conduct and social media.
Caution:: US-centric and not legal advice; it tells you to customize for your jurisdiction and have counsel review everything.

Its templates follow US practice, such as at-will employment, exempt or non-exempt status and 401(k) benefits, and aren't legal advice: the skill itself says to customize them for your jurisdiction and have counsel review every document.

TL;DR

Templates rather than a drafting process. The SKILL.md lists the document types (offer letter, employment contract, employee handbook, NDA, non-compete) and when each is used, the questions that shape them (at-will or contract, employee or contractor, full- or part-time, exempt or non-exempt, local requirements) and a disclaimer that none of it is legal advice. Its rules: consult counsel, keep signed copies, update documents as laws change, be specific and train managers; don't use generic templates unchanged, make promises that could create implied contracts, use discriminatory language or forget at-will language where it applies. A reference file holds three templates: an offer letter with position, salary, bonus, equity vesting, benefits, contingencies such as right-to-work verification, an at-will clause and an acceptance block; an employment agreement for a contract position with term, compensation, confidentiality, intellectual property with a prior-inventions exhibit, non-competition and non-solicitation, termination and general provisions; and handbook policies for equal opportunity, anti-harassment, hours, paid time off, sick leave, holidays, code of conduct, technology use and social media, with an acknowledgment page.

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SKILL.md

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Frontmatter

name: employment-contract-templates
description: Create employment contracts, offer letters, and HR policy documents following legal best practices. Use when drafting employment agreements, creating HR policies, or standardizing employment documentation.

Employment Contract Templates

Templates and patterns for creating legally sound employment documentation including contracts, offer letters, and HR policies.

When to Use This Skill

Drafting employment contracts
Creating offer letters
Writing employee handbooks
Developing HR policies
Standardizing employment documentation
Onboarding documentation

Core Concepts

1. Employment Document Types

Document	Purpose	When Used
Offer Letter	Initial job offer	Pre-hire
Employment Contract	Formal agreement	Hire
Employee Handbook	Policies & procedures	Onboarding
NDA	Confidentiality	Before access
Non-Compete	Competition restriction	Hire/Exit

2. Key Legal Considerations

Employment Relationship:
├── At-Will vs. Contract
├── Employee vs. Contractor
├── Full-Time vs. Part-Time
├── Exempt vs. Non-Exempt
└── Jurisdiction-Specific Requirements

DISCLAIMER: These templates are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Consult with qualified legal counsel before using any employment documents.

Templates and detailed worked examples

Full template library and detailed worked examples live in references/details.md. Read that file when you need the concrete templates.

Best Practices

Do's

Consult legal counsel - Employment law varies by jurisdiction
Keep copies signed - Document all agreements
Update regularly - Laws and policies change
Be clear and specific - Avoid ambiguity
Train managers - On policies and procedures

Don'ts

Don't use generic templates - Customize for your jurisdiction
Don't make promises - That could create implied contracts
Don't discriminate - In language or application
Don't forget at-will language - Where applicable
Don't skip review - Have legal counsel review all documents