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title: Offer letter template
description: A free offer letter template with the role, pay, start date and an acceptance line. The candidate signs from a phone and you keep the sealed copy.
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# Offer letter template

A full offer of employment: role, start date, pay, hours, benefits, conditions, notice and confidentiality, accepted by signing.

Use it when you have chosen someone and want their yes on paper. It states what you are offering and asks for one signature to accept.

## Who signs

- Employer
- Candidate

## Before you send

- Fill in pay, hours and start date exactly.
- Say whether the offer depends on a background check.
- Set an expiry so the offer cannot be accepted months later.

## The facts

- 3 pages
- 26 fields
- About 10 minutes to fill in