Employment Offer Letter Format — Free Draft for Indian Employers
An offer letter is the first document in the employment relationship and often the one relied on when it ends. Notice period, probation terms and what happens to variable pay are the clauses that get argued about, so they are worth stating clearly at the outset.
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Before you use this
Notice period cuts both ways
A notice clause binds the employer as much as the employee. Buy-out terms should say whether the amount is calculated on basic salary or gross — a difference that causes real disputes at exit.
Restrictive covenants have limits
Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act makes agreements in restraint of trade void. Post-employment non-compete clauses are generally unenforceable in India, though confidentiality and non-solicitation obligations stand on firmer ground.
POSH compliance is not optional
Any workplace with ten or more employees must have an Internal Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. Referencing the policy in the offer letter is good practice, but the committee has to actually exist.
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