Employment Contract

About these documents:
These are comprehensive employment contracts (or "Contracts of Service" under common law) for senior employees below director level.

They do not seek to provide a contract that contains the "minimum requirements" allowed under any particular Act, but rather one that seeks to produce a "good individual contract" for both parties that is "aware" of the minimum requirements. If you are trying to produce a minimum requirements employment contract, you should seek advise help from a lawyer who specialises in industrial law.

NOTE: These contracts opt out of recent changes to industrial law, especially the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 and other related changes. Recently the Minister said, "... if you don't like this Act you still have access to common law contracts". These documents are for people who are not interested in AWAs but who want a comprehensive template for their common law contracts. If you are after an AWA, you should go to the Office of Employment Advocate (OEA).

What is the difference between these and the Net Lawman standard contracts?

This set includes broader provisions to cover intellectual property matters and other areas where a senior person may have scope to damage the business in the event of a dispute.

Key features:

• includes a model disciplinary and grievance procedure;
• flexible – a variety of paragraphs to suit your needs;
• comprehensive notes to guide you through the minefield (as with all Net Lawman documents);
• very extensive and thorough;
• suitable for any size of business - pay us once, then amend to suit your other staff.
• written in plain English!

This document includes provision for:

• trial period if required;
• alternative holiday arrangements;
• retirement;
• sickness, certification, sick pay;
• arrangements during notice period;
• summary termination;
• confidentiality;
• data protection;
• clear and comprehensive grievance and disciplinary procedures