Name: Full Time Employment Agreement
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Full Time Employment Agreement

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A lawyer-drafted full-time employment contract for Australian businesses, covering probation, pay, leave, termination, and post-employment restraints in one ready-to-issue document.

A general Full-Time Employment Agreement for Australian businesses. This is a general-purpose full-time employment agreement designed to work across a broad range of roles and industries. Drafted with reference to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), the National Employment Standards (NES), and the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth), this 27-clause agreement with three supporting schedules gives you a professional, editable contract for onboarding permanent full-time staff.

Delivered as an editable Word (.docx) document available for instant download, the agreement is written in plain English and includes built-in guidance notes flagging the items you need to check or confirm before finalising it, such as the applicable Modern Award and the current Superannuation Guarantee rate.

As a general-purpose template, this agreement covers the core terms required for the great majority of full-time roles. As specific entitlements can vary by industry, occupation, and Modern Award, you should check whether a Modern Award or enterprise agreement applies to your employee and review the completed agreement against it before issuing, and seek independent legal advice if you are unsure.

Engagement basics: appointment, pre-employment conditions (right to work, reference and background checks, licences), and probation with notice periods aligned to NES minimums
Employee warranties: accuracy of information, right to work, no conflicting obligations
Duties and performance: lawful direction, conduct, policy compliance
Outside work and conflicts of interest: restriction on other paid or unpaid work that could conflict with the role, and a duty to disclose conflicts
Remuneration: base salary, total remuneration package structuring, award set-off clause with underpayment shortfall protection
Superannuation: Superannuation Guarantee contributions and fund nomination
Bonus and incentive payments: discretionary bonus framework, with no entitlement created by past payments
Leave entitlements: 4 weeks' annual leave, 10 days' paid personal/carer's leave, 2 days' paid compassionate leave, 10 days' paid family and domestic violence leave, parental leave, long service leave, community service leave
Flexible working arrangements (s.65 Fair Work Act requests)
Right to Disconnect: full clause reflecting the Fair Work Act's right to disconnect provisions, including the reasonableness factors employers and employees must weigh up
Reimbursement of expenses: reasonable work expenses reimbursed subject to policy and valid receipts
Confidentiality: 5-year survival period for general confidential information, indefinite protection for trade secrets, whistleblower carve-out
Intellectual property assignment and moral rights waiver
IT, systems and workplace surveillance notice clause
WHS and equal opportunity obligations
Suspension: employer's right to suspend the employee on full pay during an investigation
Performance management and disciplinary process: procedurally fair process before disciplinary action
Termination: notice period table set at NES minimums by length of service, payment in lieu, garden leave, summary dismissal for serious misconduct, redundancy, and return of employer property
Post-employment restraints: cascading non-solicitation, non-poaching and non-compete clauses, using a cascading structure for time periods and geographic areas commonly used in Australian restraint drafting
Privacy, governing law, and a 3-step internal dispute resolution process
Schedule 1 (employment details), Schedule 2 (position description), Schedule 3 (special terms)

Built for Australian business owners, founders, office managers, and in-house HR who need a professional full-time contract without commissioning one from scratch for every hire. This template is a strong fit if (the examples below are illustrative, not exhaustive):

You're hiring a full-time employee and want a written contract in place rather than relying on a verbal agreement or a short email offer
You're a growing business, agency, clinic, trades or professional services firm, retailer, or hospitality group (or any other type of business) and want a standard contract to issue to new full-time hires
You're bringing on a manager, senior staff member, or anyone with access to client relationships, pricing, or business systems, and want confidentiality and post-employment restraint clauses included as part of the agreement
You want a single document that sets out probation, notice periods, and termination provisions upfront
You'd prefer to complete a template (and check it against your Modern Award) rather than have a contract drafted from scratch for each new employee

If you're weighing up whether the role needs to be an employee at all, our Independent Contractor Agreement and Subcontractor Agreement templates may be worth comparing (see Not Suitable For, below).

Onboarding a new full-time, ongoing employee
Formalising a verbal or email job offer before the employee's first day
Standardising your employment paperwork across multiple hires

Not suitable for regulated industries without legal review
User must identify the applicable Modern Award (if any) and confirm it applies to the employee's role before issuing this Agreement
Not suitable for casual or part-time engagements. See our separate Casual Employment Agreement and Part-Time Employment Agreement templates
Not a substitute for legal advice on annualised salary or award set-off compliance where a Modern Award applies
Not appropriate where an enterprise agreement covers the role, without first cross-checking that instrument
Not suitable if the individual is genuinely engaged as an independent contractor rather than an employee. If you don't need someone under your direction and control on an ongoing employment basis, see our Independent Contractor Agreement and Subcontractor Agreement templates instead

Editable Word document
PDF reference copy
Plain-English guidance notes
LawReach Legal Document User Guide
Fully customisable document
Reuseable template
Unlimited downloads of the purchased template

This template is a general legal document intended to be customised for your specific business and circumstances.

It does not constitute legal advice and does not create a lawyer–client relationship. While care has been taken to make the template practical and broadly applicable, it may not address every legal risk or regulatory requirement relevant to your situation.

To use this document properly, you should review and customise it alongside the included Legal Document User Guide, which explains how to safely tailor key terms.

Independent legal advice is recommended if you need provisions tailored to your situation or have specific legal concerns.

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