Employment Offer Letter
A free, editable Word employment offer letter for England & Wales that doubles as the section 1 Employment Rights Act 1996 statement of main terms, a conditional offer (right to work, references), UK notice periods, holiday and pension auto-enrolment, IP and confidentiality, equal-opportunities, and a clear acceptance block. No US 'at-will' employment.
What's inside
A complete, UK-drafted employment offer letter
- A conditional offer (right to work in the UK, references, checks) and start date
- The section 1 ERA 1996 statement of main terms: pay, hours, holiday, place of work
- UK notice periods (s.86 ERA 1996), probation, and pension auto-enrolment (Pensions Act 2008)
- Confidentiality and IP ownership of employee works (s.39 Patents Act 1977, s.11 CDPA 1988)
- Statutory Sick Pay, an equal-opportunities statement (Equality Act 2010) and a UK GDPR notice
- A simple acceptance block, governed by the law of England and Wales
How it works
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Tell us where to send it
Enter your name, work email and organisation. We email you an editable Microsoft Word (.docx) file, personalised with your name.
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Fill in the bracketed fields
Open it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice and complete every [bracketed] field with your details and commercial terms.
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Review and adapt before use
Adapt the clauses to your circumstances and have it reviewed by a qualified solicitor before you sign or publish it.
This template is not legal advice. Big Berri Limited (company no. 16562429 ), trading as Writford, is a software company, not a law firm, and is not regulated by the SRA. This document is a starting point that must be reviewed, adapted and approved by a qualified solicitor before use. It was last reviewed on 25 June 2026.
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