Create employment contracts, offer letters

Employment contract templates

by wshobson · MIT license · ★ 39,857 on GitHub · updated Sep 21

Create employment contracts, offer letters, and HR policy documents following legal best practices. Use when drafting employment agreements, creating HR policies, or standardizing employment documentation.

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name: employment-contract-templates
description: Create employment contracts, offer letters, and HR policy documents following legal best practices. Use when drafting employment agreements, creating HR policies, or standardizing employment documentation.
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# Employment Contract Templates

Templates and patterns for creating legally sound employment documentation including contracts, offer letters, and HR policies.

## When to Use This Skill

- Drafting employment contracts
- Creating offer letters
- Writing employee handbooks
- Developing HR policies
- Standardizing employment documentation
- Onboarding documentation

Overview

Templates and patterns for creating legally sound employment documentation including contracts, offer letters, and HR policies.

Manual install (npx, ZIP)

Claude Codenpx skills add wshobson/agents --skill employment-contract-templates -g -a claude-code

Claude Code (manual)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && curl -sL https://codeload.github.com/wshobson/agents/tar.gz/4236bb91f839 \
  | tar -xz -C ~/.claude/skills --strip-components=4 agents-4236bb91f839/plugins/hr-legal-compliance/skills/employment-contract-templates

Windows (PowerShell)

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force "$HOME\.claude\skills" | Out-Null; Invoke-WebRequest "https://m.agentalley.io/zip/2ee2029ecac3f23f31f7/employment-contract-templates.zip" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\employment-contract-templates.zip"; Expand-Archive "$env:TEMP\employment-contract-templates.zip" -DestinationPath "$HOME\.claude\skills" -Force

Claude.ai / desktopDownload the ZIP and upload it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

Codex, Cursor, other agentsPoint them at SKILL.md. The other files are plain text.

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Employment Contract Templates

Templates and patterns for creating legally sound employment documentation including contracts, offer letters, and HR policies.

When to Use This Skill

Drafting employment contracts
Creating offer letters
Writing employee handbooks
Developing HR policies
Standardizing employment documentation
Onboarding documentation

Core Concepts

1. Employment Document Types

Document	Purpose	When Used
Offer Letter	Initial job offer	Pre-hire
Employment Contract	Formal agreement	Hire
Employee Handbook	Policies & procedures	Onboarding
NDA	Confidentiality	Before access
Non-Compete	Competition restriction	Hire/Exit

2. Key Legal Considerations

Employment Relationship:
├── At-Will vs. Contract
├── Employee vs. Contractor
├── Full-Time vs. Part-Time
├── Exempt vs. Non-Exempt
└── Jurisdiction-Specific Requirements

DISCLAIMER: These templates are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Consult with qualified legal counsel before using any employment documents.

Templates and detailed worked examples

Full template library and detailed worked examples live in references/details.md. Read that file when you need the concrete templates.

Best Practices

Do's

Consult legal counsel - Employment law varies by jurisdiction
Keep copies signed - Document all agreements
Update regularly - Laws and policies change
Be clear and specific - Avoid ambiguity
Train managers - On policies and procedures

Don'ts

Don't use generic templates - Customize for your jurisdiction
Don't make promises - That could create implied contracts
Don't discriminate - In language or application
Don't forget at-will language - Where applicable
Don't skip review - Have legal counsel review all documents

1	---
2	name: employment-contract-templates
3	description: Create employment contracts, offer letters, and HR policy documents following legal best practices. Use when drafting employment agreements, creating HR policies, or standardizing employment documentation.
4	---
5
6	# Employment Contract Templates
7
8	Templates and patterns for creating legally sound employment documentation including contracts, offer letters, and HR policies.
9
10	## When to Use This Skill
11
12	- Drafting employment contracts
13	- Creating offer letters
14	- Writing employee handbooks
15	- Developing HR policies
16	- Standardizing employment documentation
17	- Onboarding documentation
18
19	## Core Concepts
20
21	### 1. Employment Document Types
22
23	\| Document \| Purpose \| When Used \|
24	\| ----------------------- \| ----------------------- \| ------------- \|
25	\| Offer Letter \| Initial job offer \| Pre-hire \|
26	\| Employment Contract \| Formal agreement \| Hire \|
27	\| Employee Handbook \| Policies & procedures \| Onboarding \|
28	\| NDA \| Confidentiality \| Before access \|
29	\| Non-Compete \| Competition restriction \| Hire/Exit \|
30
31	### 2. Key Legal Considerations
32
33	```
34	Employment Relationship:
35	├── At-Will vs. Contract
36	├── Employee vs. Contractor
37	├── Full-Time vs. Part-Time
38	├── Exempt vs. Non-Exempt
39	└── Jurisdiction-Specific Requirements
40	```
41
42	DISCLAIMER: These templates are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Consult with qualified legal counsel before using any employment documents.
43
44	## Templates and detailed worked examples
45
46	Full template library and detailed worked examples live in `references/details.md`. Read that file when you need the concrete templates.
47
48	## Best Practices
49
50	### Do's
51
52	- Consult legal counsel - Employment law varies by jurisdiction
53	- Keep copies signed - Document all agreements
54	- Update regularly - Laws and policies change
55	- Be clear and specific - Avoid ambiguity
56	- Train managers - On policies and procedures
57
58	### Don'ts
59
60	- Don't use generic templates - Customize for your jurisdiction
61	- Don't make promises - That could create implied contracts
62	- Don't discriminate - In language or application
63	- Don't forget at-will language - Where applicable
64	- Don't skip review - Have legal counsel review all documents
65