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Creating a contract

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What is a contract of employment?
What’s in a contract of employment?
What should be included in my offer of employment?
Full-time, part-time and casual contracts of employment

What is a contract of employment?

A contract of employment is the legal relationship created whenever one person agrees to perform work for and under the direction of another for reward. Every employee has a contract of employment with their employer (sometimes referred to as a "common law contract") even if there is no written lett...

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What’s in a contract of employment?

Terms of a contract of employment are derived from many sources including: terms expressly agreed between the parties whether written or oral terms implied by the facts or circumstances surrounding each contract terms implied by common law terms implied from relevant employment and indu...

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What should be included in my offer of employment?

A simple written offer of employment prevents misunderstandings about the conditions of employment. A contract cannot be altered without both parties' agreement once it is formed (ie after the offer is accepted), so a written job offer should be provided to an employee before the employee accepts th...

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Full-time, part-time and casual contracts of employment

Depending on the regularity of work available, employment can be offered on a full-time, part-time or casual basis. What is a full-time employee? Most awards define full-time employment as 38 hours per week or 76 hours per fortnight, although there are exceptions to this rule. Where no award ...

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