A detailed employer agreement template which should be used for senior employees or employees who are of strategic significance to the business and who are employed on a fixed-term basis.

Some companies will employ senior staff on a fixed-term basis to provide assistance with a particular project, to provide expertise in a specific area, or where there is simply a resource issue that has to be met. This employer agreement is designed to deal with such employees, and ensure that the relationship with the employer is recorded in proper form.

Also, this employer agreement allows companies to employ a senior employee for a fixed period and in doing so establish whether the employee is suitable for the role in question. If not, it would be very much easier to bring employment to an end at the end of the fixed term under a fixed-term employer agreement than if the employee was employed on an ongoing basis.

The agreement sets out the basis for the employee's fixed-term employment by the company, and explains how issues such as pay and duration of the contract are dealt with.

In employing a senior employee for a fixed-term, it is important that the key legal issues relevant to the relationship are set out clearly. Given the importance of doing so, this fixed-term employer agreement is long and detailed. The contract has been drafted to provide protection to the company whilst at the same time remaining compliant with the law and current best practice. The agreement covers key areas where there is often dispute such as duration of employment, termination of the fixed-term and the specific activities that the employee is required to undertake during the fixed-term employer agreement.

If this employer agreement is to be used for the appointment of a new fixed-term employee, you should also consider our offer letter template.

This employer agreement should not be used for statutory directors of the company - if you are looking for director's contract, see our director’s agreement template.

The contract is 23 pages long, and contains detailed provisions which include:

1. Appointment and Duration
2. Duties
3. Place of Work
4. Hours of Work
5. Salary
6. Expenses
7. Bonus
8. Pension
9. Permanent Health Insurance
10. Private Medical Insurance
11. Life Assurance
12. Holiday
13. Car / Car allowance
14. Sickness
15. Confidential Information
16. Intellectual Property
17. Conflict of Interests
18. Termination of Employment
19. Effect of Termination
20. Post Termination Restrictions
21. Discipline and Grievance
22. Data Protection
23. Collective Agreements


You can review the first few sections of this template here:

Sample Employer Agreement