[INSERT YOUR BUSINESS LOGO]
Letter of offer
[business name]
[business address]
[ABN]
[date]
[employee name]
[employee address]
Dear [employee name],
Re: Offer of employment
I am pleased to offer you the position of Plumbing Apprentice with [business name].
Please find attached your employment contract which provides the terms and conditions for this position. At a
minimum, your terms and conditions are in accordance with the National Employment Standards and the
Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2020 (MA000036). I’ve also attached the position description.
If you have any questions about your employment, please contact me on [phone number]. You can also contact
the Fair Work Ombudsman ([Link]) for help with minimum terms and conditions of
employment.
To accept this offer and the attached terms and conditions, please sign and date this letter in the section below
and sign the attached employment contract and return to me by [date].
Congratulations – I look forward to you joining us.
Yours sincerely,
Employer signature
Employer name and position
Acceptance of offer
I [employee name]:
• have read and understand the terms and conditions in the attached employment contract
• have discussed any issues I have with these terms and conditions with my employer and they have
considered and responded to any issues raised
• have received a copy of the contract and this letter of offer for my records.
Employee signature
Date
[INSERT YOUR BUSINESS LOGO]
Employment contract
This is an employment contract dated [insert date]
Between (employer name of employer address):
and (employee’s name of employee’s address):
Position
You are being employed in the position of Plumbing Apprentice.
You are being employed on a permanent full-time basis, as required.
Employment dates
Your start date will be 11/06/2024.
Workplace
You will be required to work at the following location/s:
You may also be required to work at other locations where reasonable.
Duties
You will perform the duties described in the attached position description as required.
We may also assign you other duties, where reasonable for your position, training and experience.
Probation period
You will need to complete a 3-month probation period. During this time, we will assess your performance.
If we end your employment during the probation period, we will provide written notice according to the notice
clause in this contract.
Employment terms and conditions
Your employment terms and conditions are those set out in this contract, the Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers
Award 2020 (MA000036) and applicable legislation. This includes, the National Employment Standards in the
Fair Work Act 2009.
You can check the minimum award entitlements for your classification level with the Fair Work Ombudsman's
Pay and Conditions Tool.
Hours of work
You are expected to work 38 ordinary hours per week. We may also request or require you to work additional
hours if the additional hours are reasonable.
You may have a right to make a written request for flexible working arrangements under the National
Employment Standards, including for when you start and end work each day or your location of work. We may
refuse your request in writing, but only if we have reasonable business grounds.
Breaks
Depending on the number of hours you work, you may be entitled to meal breaks. The award sets out:
• the length of the breaks
• when they need to be taken
• the rules about payment.
You may also be entitled to rest breaks.
Pay and allowances
Pay rate
You will be paid $14.76 per hour. This pay rate does not include superannuation, we’ll pay this separately.
Payment method
We will pay you weekly into your nominated bank account.
Penalty rates and overtime
You may be entitled to overtime rates under your award if you work:
• more than your ordinary hours of work
• outside the spread of ordinary hours.
You may be entitled to penalty rates or shift loadings according to your award if you work:
• on a weekend
• on a public holiday
• late night or early morning shifts.
Superannuation
If you are eligible for the super guarantee (SG), we will pay the contributions on your behalf in accordance with
legislation and your award. We will pay contributions into a super fund of your choice.
If you do not tell us your choice of fund, we may need to contact the ATO to find out if you have a ‘stapled’
super fund to make your SG contributions into.
If you do not tell us your choice of fund and the ATO confirms you don’t have a stapled super fund, we will pay
your SG contributions to our default fund or another fund that meets the choice of fund rules.
Leave
Annual leave
You are entitled to 4 weeks of paid annual leave each year, based on your ordinary hours of work per week.
We will provide any applicable annual leave loading entitlements in accordance with your award.
Annual leave accumulates during the year. Any unused annual leave will roll over from year to year.
Personal/carer’s leave
You are entitled to 10 days paid personal/carer’s leave (pro-rata for part-time employees) per year based on your
ordinary hours of work. This is calculated as 1/26 of your ordinary hours of work in a year.
You can take personal/carer’s leave when you can't work because you are sick or injured. You can also use it to
care for a member of your immediate family or household who requires care or support because of:
• personal injury
• personal illness
• an unexpected emergency.
Your personal/carer’s leave accrues throughout the year and from year to year. You must give us notice as soon
as possible to take personal/carer's leave. We may also require evidence (such as a medical certificate).
You are also entitled to 2 days unpaid carer’s leave (in accordance with the National Employment Standards).
This is available each time an immediate family member or household member needs your care or support. You
can only take unpaid carer's leave if you do not have any paid carer’s leave left.
Compassionate leave
You are entitled to 2 days paid compassionate leave (in accordance with the National Employment Standards)
each time:
• a member of your immediate family or household dies, or has a life threatening illness or injury
• a child is stillborn, that would have been a member of your immediate family or household if born alive
• you or your spouse or de facto partner has a miscarriage.
Community service leave
You are entitled to community service leave (in accordance with the National Employment Standards)for certain
activities such as:
• voluntary emergency management activities
• jury duty and jury selection.
You must give us:
• notice of your leave as soon as possible
• details of the period, or expected period, that you will be away from work.
We may ask you to provide evidence that you require community service leave.
Family and domestic violence leave
You are entitled to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave (in accordance with the National
Employment Standards) each 12 month period.
Long service leave
You may be entitled to long service leave after working with us for a specific period of time in accordance with
relevant long service leave legislation.
Parental leave
After you have been working for us for 12 months or more, you are entitled to take unpaid parental leave from
your position for 12 months.
You may also:
• request up to an extra 12 months of unpaid leave
• be entitled toParental Leave Pay from the Australian Government, administered by Services Australia.
Public holidays
You have a right to be absent from work on a public holiday.
We may ask you to work on a public holiday. You may refuse our request to work if:
• your refusal is reasonable, or
• our request is unreasonable according to the Fair Work Act 2009.
If you work on a public holiday, you are entitled to any additional entitlements under your award, such as public
holiday penalty rates.
If you do not work on a public holiday, and it falls on a day you would normally work, you are entitled to be
paid your base rate of pay.
Obligations
Employee obligations
As an employee of our business we expect you to:
• carry out your duties to the best of your ability
• act honestly and in the best interests of the business
• comply with our business policies and procedures which we will make available to you (but do not form
part of this contract)
• comply with any other lawful and reasonable directions we provide.
Conflict of interest
While employed with us, you must get our written agreement before working for other employers or doing
activities that may conflict with the interests of our business.
Confidentiality
You agree not to use or disclose confidential information relating to the business. This includes while you are
employed by us and after your employment ends.
Confidential information – including trade secrets, pricing structures, documents you create while employed
with us, and information on our clients and suppliers – is our property.
There are exceptions if:
• we have given you our consent
• you are using the information appropriately to do your work for us
• the information is already publicly available
• the information is required by law.
Ending employment
Resignation notice
You must give us the following minimum notice periods if you resign:
Continuous employment with us Minimum notice period
1 year or less 2 weeks
More than 1 year to 3 years 2 weeks
More than 3 years to 5 years 3 weeks
More than 5 years 4 weeks
Dismissal notice
You are entitled to the following minimum notice periods (or payment in lieu of notice), if we end your
employment. This does not apply if we end your employment for serious misconduct.
Continuous employment with us Minimum notice period
1 year or less 1 week
More than 1 year to 3 years 2 weeks
More than 3 years to 5 years 3 weeks
More than 5 years 4 weeks
You may be entitled to a longer minimum notice period under your award.
You will get an extra week of notice if you're older than 45 years and have worked for us for at least 2 years.
Redundancy
If your position is terminated due to redundancy, any notice and redundancy pay entitlements will be in
accordance with the National Employment Standards and your award.
Misconduct
We may terminate your employment without notice, or payment in lieu of notice, if you engage in serious
misconduct.
Serious misconduct is when an employee:
• causes serious and imminent risk to the health and safety of another person or to the reputation, viability
or profits of their employer's business, or
• wilfully or deliberately behaves in a way that's inconsistent with continuing their employment.
Examples of serious misconduct include:
• theft
• fraud
• violence/assault
• sexual harassment
• serious breaches of health and safety requirements
• being drunk or affected by drugs at work
• refusing to carry out work duties.
SIGNED
Employer – company with sole director
(Company sole director who is the sole company secretary)
EXECUTEDby [insert name of company and ABN] in accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act
2001 (Cth) by
Name of Sole Director / Company Secretary (print)
Signature of Sole Director / Company Secretary
Date
Employee
I understand and agree to the terms and conditions of employment set out in this contract.
Name (print)
Signature
Date
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Each party should seek independent legal advice on this contract and should consider whether this contract is
suitable for their specific employment arrangement.
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