Employment Contract

This article will show you how to:

• Create an Employment Contract matter 
• Enter Client and other parties
• Add Uncommon Contacts
• Change the Matter Description
• Change a General matter to Employment Contract
• Commonly Used Forms and Precedents

 To create a new Employment Contract matter, follow the steps below. 

1. Click New Matter from the Home Screen.
2. Select the State of your Employment matter.
3. Select Matter Type: Employment Contract.
4. Select which party you are acting for (Employer or Employee)
   
   
5. Enter your client details, and any relevant other parties:
   
   - See Adding Contacts for more information on adding contacts generally. 
6. To add Uncommon Contacts to your matter, open the Matter Settings and select the appropriate contact from the Parties & Data available in your matter.
   
   
7. Open Info to change the Re Line or Matter Description of your Employment Contract matter. Select Override to type a new Re Line or Matter Description: 

Change existing General matter to Employment Contract

Existing General matters can be easily changed to Employment Contract as follows:

1. Open your existing General matter (used for Employment Contract)
2. Open Matter Type
3. Select change...
4. Select new Matter Type as Employment > Employment Contract
5. Select OK:
   
   
6. Select which Party you are acting for (Employer or Employee)
7. Enter Reason For Change
8. Select OK:
   
   

Your matter will now appear as 'Employment Contract', with the party roles and layouts that are available in the Employment Contract matter:

Commonly Used Forms and Precedents

1. Fair Work Information Statement
2. Casual Employment Information Statement
3. Letter to Employer enclosing draft Contract
4. Letter to Employer enclosing Contract for Execution