Employment agreements
Employment agreements are the written foundation of the employment relationship and it’s important to get them right.
Unclear clauses, outdated trial periods, unenforceable restraints, and missing compliance provisions can expose your business to significant cost and disruption.
We help employers draft, review and update employment agreements that are compliant, commercially practical and aligned with your business needs.
Drafting new agreements
We can draft new agreements for all types of employment relationship, including:
- Permanent employees
- Fixed-term employees
- Casual employees
- Senior executives, or Chief Executives employed by a Board
- Commission-based roles
- Migrant workers (including Accredited Employer Work Visa roles)
- Real estate agents
- Contract milkers
- and more
Reviewing existing agreements
Employment legislation changes regularly and it is important that your employment agreements reflect this. We can review and update your existing agreements, ensuring they reflect:
- Current minimum standards
- 90-day trial period requirements
- Restraint of trade enforceability
- Confidentiality and IP protections
- Health and safety obligations
- and more
We audit your existing agreements and recommend updates to reduce risk.
Contractor agreements
We can review existing agreements or draft new ones that comply with the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026.
We advise on structuring independent contractor arrangements and assessing whether a role may legally be considered employment, helping you avoid exposure to wage arrears, leave liabilities and penalties.
We can advise on:
- Current contractor agreements
- New contractor agreements
- Contract milker agreements
- Real estate agent agreements
- And more
Specific clauses
We can also support across:
- Executive clauses
- Dispute resolution clauses for employees on over $200k
- Restraint of trade clauses
- Availability provision clauses
- Bonus scheme clauses
- and can review and update your letter of offer templates.
When it comes to employment agreements, we can help with every aspect.
Get in touch today.
