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Offer Letter Fixed-Term template, UK

Offer a fixed-term job with post-employment restrictions. Answer a few plain-English questions and Scorpia drafts the complete document for your situation, checks it with a second review pass, and shows you a free preview before you pay anything.

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OFFER LETTER

Fixed-Term Employment — With Post-Termination Restrictions

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Private and Confidential

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Dear __________,

FIXED-TERM OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT — __________

I am pleased to offer you a fixed-term position with __________ (the "Company") on the following terms.

1. TERMS OF YOUR FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT

(a) Start Date: __________.

(b) End Date: __________ ("Fixed Term").

(c) Reason for Fixed Term: __________.

(d) Role: __________, reporting to __________.

(e) Location: __________.

(f) Salary: £__________ per annum (gross), payable monthly in arrears.

(g) Hours: __________ hours per week, __________.

(h) Holiday: __________ days' paid annual leave per holiday year (pro rata if the Fixed Term is less than one full holiday year), inclusive of public holidays.

(i) Notice (during Fixed Term): __________ weeks by either party.

(j) Probation: __________ months.

(k) Pension: Automatic enrolment under the Pensions Act 2008 — details to follow.

2. YOUR RIGHTS AS A FIXED-TERM EMPLOYEE

As a fixed-term employee you have the same employment rights as a comparable permanent employee (on a pro rata basis) under the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2003. The expiry of this contract at the end of the Fixed Term constitutes a dismissal for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

An excerpt from the precedent this template is built on. Your document is drafted around your answers — the blanks are filled in, and clauses you do not need are left out.

What it covers

  1. Terms of your fixed-term employment
  2. Your rights as a fixed-term employee
  3. Conditions of offer
  4. Post-termination restrictions
  5. Acceptance

Questions people ask

Is this a real contract or a form to fill in?

A complete document. You answer questions in plain English and Scorpia drafts every clause to match your answers, then a second review pass checks it before you see it. Nothing is left as a blank to fill in unless you chose to leave it for later.

Which law does it follow?

The law of England and Wales by default; Scotland and Northern Ireland are available where the document type exists there. The drafting notes behind each template are kept current with UK law.

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Can I edit, sign and send it?

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Is Scorpia a law firm?

No. Scorpia is software that drafts and checks documents. It is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. For a dispute, a company sale or anything unusual, use a solicitor.

What we’ll ask you

  • Employer
  • Candidate
  • Candidate home address
  • Signatory name and position
  • Job title and reporting line
  • Proposed start date
  • Place of work
  • Hours per week
  • Fixed term end date
  • Salary
Plus 19 optional choices (pay dates, holiday, probation, notice) with sensible defaults if you skip them. Not sure about a detail? Leave it blank — the draft highlights it for you to fill in later.

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