| Payroll Practices and Compensation Policy An employee policy on pay procedures under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). It includes policies on payroll practices, payroll deductions, overtime, meal and rest breaks, timekeeping and complaints. It can be incorporated into an employee handbook or used as a stand-alone policy document. This Standard Document applies only to private workplaces. It is based on federal law. State or local law may impose additional or different requirements but this document will be useful and relevant to employers in every state. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. |
| Expenses policy A policy to deal with claims for reimbursement of expenses, including travel, accommodation and hospitality.Integrated drafting notes. This document has integrated drafting notes embedded within the text. Click on a heading to read the note. See the Actions box on the right for additional viewing options. |
| Questionnaire to Determine Exempt Status under the FLSA A questionnaire to help determine an employee's status as exempt or nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This Standard Document addresses the administrative, executive, professional, computer professional, outside sales, commission sales and highly compensated employee exemptions under the FLSA. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and tips. For informantion on state law requirements, see the Wage and Hour Laws: State Q&A Tool under Related Content to the right. |
| ET1 for unlawful deductions from wages A sample ET1 showing how, typically, a claim for unlawful deductions from wages will be drafted. |
| Bonus schedule (pre-tax profits) A bonus schedule to be annexed to an employment contract, for example, Standard documents, Employment contract for a senior employee or Director's service agreement (long-form), in which an employee has a contractual entitlement to receive an annual bonus calculated by reference to the company's pre-tax profits. Integrated drafting notes. This document has integrated drafting notes embedded within the text. Click on a heading to read the note. See the Actions box on the right for additional viewing options. |
| Employee Relocation Expenses Agreement A model relocation expenses agreement for a private employer to use when providing relocation assistance to an employee. This relocation expenses agreement is based on federal law. It has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. |
| Standard letter from company to employee acknowledging sacrifice of salary A standard letter to be sent from a company to an employee as part of salary sacrifice arrangements. |
| Employee Retention Bonus Agreement A model retention agreement, sometimes referred to as a stay bonus agreement, for a private employer to use when offering an employee a retention bonus for remaining with the employer until a specified date. This retention bonus agreement is based on federal law. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. |
| Expatriate Secondment Letter of Assignment A sample cross-border secondment letter to be used in the expatriate context when a US employee is temporarily assigned to work abroad while remaining employed by the original (actual) employer. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. |
| Standard letter to HMRC reporting bonus sacrifice A standard letter to report a bonus sacrifice arrangement. |
| Offer Letter/Employment Agreement for a Non-Executive (Short-Form) A short-form offer letter/employment agreement containing terms and conditions of employment for a non-executive employee to be executed by both the employer and employee. This Standard Document is intended to be used by private employers with their non-unionized workforce. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanatory and drafting tips. It is based on federal law. For information on state law requirements, see the State Q&A Tool under Related Content to the right. |
| Unpaid Internship Agreement (Learning Contract) An unpaid internship offer letter and agreement (also known as a learning contract). This letter agreement outlines the terms and conditions of a student's unpaid internship. It helps an employer minimize risk by setting expectations and acknowledging that all of the criteria considered by the Department of Labor (DOL) have been met. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. This Standard Document is drafted in favor of the employer based on requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). For information on requirements under state wage and hour law, see the State Law Q&A Tool under Related Content to the right. |
| ET3 for unlawful deductions from wages A sample ET3 showing how, typically, a defence will be drafted to a claim for unlawful deductions from wages. |
| Standard letter from employee to company to sacrifice a contractual bonus A standard letter to be used as part of a bonus sacrifice arrangement. |
| Standard letter from employee to company sacrificing salary A standard letter to be used as part of a salary sacrifice arrangement. |
| Independent Contractor/Consultant Agreement (Pro-client) An independent contractor agreement between an independent contractor (a self-employed individual) and a client company for consulting or other services. This Standard Document is drafted in favor of the client company. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. |
| Advice to an employer about auto-enrolment and new pension duties A standard-form letter of advice to an employer client about the new duties requiring UK employers to auto-enrol eligible jobholders in a workplace pension scheme. The new duties came into force on 30 June 2012 and will eventually apply to all UK employers. |
| Offer Letter for a Fluctuating Workweek Employee An offer letter to be used with an employee paid on a fluctuating workweek basis. This offer letter also can be used as a short-form employment agreement. This Standard Document is intended to be used by private employers with their nonunionized workforce. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. It is based on federal law. For information on state law requirements, see the State Q&A Tool under Related Content to the right. |
| Pension scheme trust deed and rules A standard-form trust deed and rules for a private-sector occupational pension scheme providing defined benefits on a final-salary or career-average basis. To search for a particular word or phrase in the document, use the "keyword finder" at the lower right-hand side of the page. This standard document contains drafting notes integrated within the text. You can view the document without the integrated drafting notes, or view the notes by themselves, using the options in the "Actions" box in the top-right corner of the screen. |
| Bonus schedule (EBITDA) A bonus schedule to be annexed to an employment contract, for example, Standard documents, Employment contract for a senior employee or Director's service agreement (long-form), in which an employee has a contractual entitlement to an annual bonus, calculated by reference to the company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Integrated drafting notes. This document has integrated drafting notes embedded within the text. Click on a heading to read the note. See the Actions box on the right for additional viewing options. |
| Standard letter from company to employee to effect the sacrifice of a contractual bonus A standard letter to be used as part of a contractual bonus sacrifice arrangement. |
| Secondment Letter to Employee for Domestic Transfer A sample secondment letter to be used with an employee being temporarily assigned to work for another entity in the United States, either to another business unit within the employer's organization or externally to another company. This Standard Document is intended to be used by private employers with their nonunionized workforce. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. |
| Offer Letter for a Commission Salesperson An offer letter to be used with an employee paid on commission, such as a salesperson or sales representative. This offer letter also can be used as a short-form employment agreement. This Standard Document is intended to be used by private employers with their nonunionized workforce. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. It is based on federal law. For information on state law requirements, see the State Q&A Tools under Related Content to the right. |
| Bonus schedule (bonus pool) A bonus schedule to be annexed to an employment contract, for example, Standard documents, Employment contract for a senior employee or Director's service agreement (long-form), in which an employee has a contractual entitlement to participate in a bonus pool which is divided among participants proportionally by reference to their target bonuses. Integrated drafting notes. This document has integrated drafting notes embedded within the text. Click on a heading to read the note. See the Actions box on the right for additional viewing options. |
| Bonus schedule (EPS) A bonus schedule to be annexed to an employment contract, for example, Standard documents, Employment contract for a senior employee or Director's service agreement (long-form), in which the employee has a contractual entitlement to an annual bonus which is calculated by reference to the company's earnings per share (EPS). Integrated drafting notes. This document has integrated drafting notes embedded within the text. Click on a heading to read the note. See the Actions box on the right for additional viewing options. |
| Bonus schedule (personal performance targets) A bonus schedule to be annexed to an employment contract, for example, Standard documents, Employment contract for a senior employee or Director's service agreement (long-form), in which an employee has a contractual entitlement to receive an annual bonus based on achievement of personal performance targets. Integrated drafting notes. This document has integrated drafting notes embedded within the text. Click on a heading to read the note. See the Actions box on the right for additional viewing options. |