Employment Contract Templates

Six editable Word templates written for Irish law — permanent, fixed-term, part-time, contractor, consultancy and NDA. Tell us where to send them and the link is in your inbox in a moment.

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Available Templates

Permanent Employment Contract

Full-time permanent position with standard Irish employment terms

Includes:
Statutory 5-day and 1-month terms
Holiday and public holidays
Notice and probation
Pension and auto-enrolment

Fixed-Term Contract

Cover for a project, a season, or an employee on leave

Includes:
End date or ending event
Objective grounds wording
Contract of indefinite duration rule
Equal treatment clause

Freelance / Contractor Agreement

A contract for services with a genuinely self-employed contractor

Includes:
Control and substitution
Fees, VAT and late payment
Tax indemnity
IP assignment on payment

Part-Time Employment Contract

Reduced hours with pro-rata leave and the banded hours right

Includes:
Working pattern and notice
Pro-rata leave calculation
Banded hours request
Equal treatment clause

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

Mutual confidentiality for a commercial conversation

Includes:
What counts as confidential
Standard carve-outs
Return and destruction
Fixed confidentiality period

Consultancy Agreement

Professional advice or a defined piece of expert work

Includes:
Named key personnel
Change control
Conflicts and non-solicitation
Liability cap and insurance

Why Use Our Templates?

Written for Irish law

The employment contracts carry the written statement of terms the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 requires, with a checklist mapping each required term to the clause that covers it

Ready to fill in

Editable Word documents with every field you need to complete marked in brackets, and a short tip wherever a clause needs a decision from you

Free, and a free advert

No fee and no account. If you’re hiring, your first job advert on Role.ie comes free with the templates — no card, no expiry

Before you use these

A starting point rather than legal advice. These templates have not been reviewed by a solicitor, so use them at your own discretion and have your own advisor look over anything before you issue it. Role.ie accepts no liability arising from their use.

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