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Free employment agreement templates for Australian employers
⚖️ Drafted by Australian
employment lawyers
✓ Fair Work Act 2009
compliant
⬇ Unlimited
downloads
🔒 No credit card
required

Quick Summary

What’s Included in Your Free Plan

Your Free Plan gives you full access to four core employment agreement templates. Each template is fully customisable and compliant with the Fair Work Act 2009 and the National Employment Standards. You can generate unlimited versions for different employees, roles, or contract types — all at no cost.

Basic Employment Agreement

A simple, compliant agreement covering essential terms — role, hours, pay, and NES entitlements. Ideal for first hires.

✓ Included free

Full-Time Agreement

Comprehensive full-time contract with NES entitlements, probation clauses, confidentiality, and flexibility terms.

✓ Included free

Part-Time Agreement

Part-time contract with guaranteed hours, pro-rata entitlements, and flexible scheduling. For permanent part-time staff.

✓ Included free

Casual Agreement

Casual engagement with 25% loading, irregular hours, and casual conversion provisions per current Fair Work Act.

✓ Included free

Why Written Employment Agreements Matter

Every employee in Australia must receive a written employment agreement that sets out their terms of engagement. Under the National Employment Standards, employers are required to provide new employees with a Fair Work Information Statement and, for casual employees, a Casual Employment Information Statement.

A properly drafted employment agreement protects your business by clearly defining hours, pay rates, probation periods, confidentiality obligations, and termination terms. Without one, you risk disputes, underpayment claims, and unfair dismissal claims that could cost up to $95,050 in compensation (half the $190,100 high income threshold from 1 July 2026).

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How It Works

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2

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Select from Basic, Full-Time, Part-Time, or Casual agreements.

3

Customise & Download

Fill in your details, adjust clauses, download unlimited versions.

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Need more? Paid plans unlock 50+ templates and legal advice.

What Paid Members Get

While the Free Plan gives you the four core employment agreements, paid membership unlocks the full library of 50+ HR document templates plus direct access to dedicated employment lawyers.

📄 Employment Agreement Templates

17+ templates including senior manager agreements with restraint of trade, contractor agreements, enterprise agreement packs, and confidentiality deeds.

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📝 General Employment Documents

30+ templates including warning letters, performance improvement plans, leave forms, pay slip templates, flexible work requests, and workplace policies.

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📋 Termination Documents

11+ templates including termination letters, redundancy documentation, settlement deeds, abandonment of employment letters, and the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code.

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Choose Your Membership Plan

Unlock the full library of 50+ HR document templates plus direct access to dedicated employment lawyers.

Standard

$118/month

  • ✓ All 50+ HR document templates
  • ✓ Unlimited document downloads
  • ✓ Customisable Word templates
  • ✓ Fair Work Act 2009 compliant
  • ✓ Guidance notes included
  • — No advice sessions

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Advanced

$194/month

  • ✓ Everything in Standard
  • 8 advice sessions/year
  • ✓ Direct dedicated employment lawyer
  • ✓ Fair Work Commission representation
  • ✓ Document review service
  • ✓ Priority phone & email support

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Professional

$346/month

  • ✓ Everything in Advanced
  • Unlimited advice sessions
  • ✓ Dedicated senior employment lawyer
  • ✓ Full Fair Work Commission representation
  • ✓ Custom document drafting
  • ✓ Same-day response guarantee

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Disclaimer: Fair Work Centre is an independent private organisation providing advisory services to employers only. It is not associated with or authorised by the Fair Work Ombudsman, the Fair Work Commission, or any government authority. These templates are provided as general guidance and do not constitute legal advice. For specific advice about your circumstances, please contact us or call 1300 161 828.

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