The first document a candidate reads.
An offer letter is the first artefact of a hire. It sets the candidate's expectation, the panel's calibration, and the signature line you both meet at. Get the structure right and the rest of the hiring loop is cleaner.
We publish four offer letters — a full employment offer, a shorter job-offer confirmation, a complete executive offer with equity and severance, and an AU-compliant casual offer letter with the Fair Work loading and conversion clauses kept current. All four cover US and AU practice and are reviewed each quarter.
Employment offer letter
A complete employment offer letter with title, start date, compensation, leave, IP, confidentiality, and at-will / fixed-term clauses.
Job offer letter
A concise job offer letter for simpler hiring loops — confirms the role, start date, and headline compensation without the full set of legal clauses.
Executive offer letter
A complete executive offer letter — base, bonus, equity, sign-on, severance, change-of-control, garden-leave, restrictive covenants, and the ancillary schedules executives need..
Casual offer letter (AU)
An AU-compliant casual offer letter that satisfies the Fair Work Information Statement and Casual Employment Information Statement requirements, with the casual loading and conversion clauses kept current..
What to know before you send.
- What's the difference between an offer letter and an employment contract?
- An offer letter confirms the role and headline terms; an employment contract sets out the full operative terms. In most US states the offer letter doubles as the operative document; in AU the employment contract is typically separate and more detailed. We publish both as paired templates.
- Are these compliant with pay-transparency requirements?
- Yes — the compensation block accepts either a single figure (jurisdictions without a transparency requirement) or a range (NY, CA, CO, WA, and AU under recent fair-work changes). Check your current obligation before publishing the role.
- Can I send these by e-sign?
- Yes — the signature blocks are designed for DocuSign, Adobe Sign, and similar. Send the PDF for signature or import the .docx into your e-sign tool of choice.