Office Worker/Administrator Employment Agreement with Restrictive Covenants

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is now payable from the first full day of sickness absence. This agreement has been updated to reflect this change.

The Office Worker/Administrator Employment Agreement with Restrictive Covenants is suitable for a wide range of roles, particularly clerical, administrative and secretarial positions, and other jobs where an enhanced level of post-termination restriction is required.

Employers must provide workers and employees with a written statement of their main terms and conditions of employment, often known as a Standard Form Section One Statement. This agreement covers those requirements and must be provided to the employee or worker by day one of employment.

The matching offer letter is the Office Worker/Administrator with Restrictive Covenants Offer Letter.

Use this agreement only where restrictive covenants are likely to be relevant

The restrictive covenants are designed to limit the employee’s ability to move to a competing business or to take your staff or customers with them. Do not use this agreement if those circumstances are unlikely to arise for the role.

What restrictive covenants does this agreement include?

This agreement includes provisions intended to protect the employer, including:

• a non-compete covenant, preventing involvement in a competitor business;
• a non-solicitation covenant, preventing solicitation of business from clients or prospective clients, or suppliers; and
• a non-poaching covenant, preventing the employee from enticing away former colleagues.

Keeping post-termination restrictions enforceable

Restrictive covenants should be no wider than is necessary to protect your “legitimate business interests”. If their scope is too wide, they may not be enforceable.

Carefully consider each covenant and remove any that are not relevant to your business and the particular employee. Time limits and geographical limits should be appropriate and reasonable to the nature of your business.

What does this office worker agreement cover?

In addition to the restrictive covenants, this template is designed to record the main employment terms for the role, including:

• duties and job title;
• start date and continuous employment date;
• hours of work and place of work, including work outside the UK;
• pay and benefits;
• holidays and other paid leave;
• training, sickness absence, maternity and paternity rights, and pension provision;
• confidentiality, mobility, workplace procedures, staff handbook and employment policies;
• termination of employment, data protection and changes to terms;
• severability and governing law; and
• the right to work in the UK.

Office Worker/Administrator Employment Agreement with Restrictive Covenants is part of Employment. Just £38.50 + VAT provides unlimited downloads from Employment for 1 year.