Employment Contracts

An employment contract is a legally binding document that outlines the terms and conditions of employment and details the specific provisions agreed to between the employer and the employee.

Ideally an employment contract should be provided before the employment relationship commences to ensure that any negotiations are detailed in the employment contract and then both the employer and employee sign the contract to mutually agree to the terms and conditions of employment.

MPAQ Employment Contract Templates

MPAQ has a suite of employment contract templates available for purchase.

All documents are provided to members in PDF format, meaning they can be used multiple times.

These templates provide an extended range of important employment related information to help you in managing your employer-employee relationship. The templates have been developed to cover full time, part time and casual employees, including apprentices, tradespeople under the Building and Construction Award, clerks, retail, and non-award employees.

PURCHASE CONTRACTS

• Contracts Available

  Below is a breakdown of the contracts templates you recieve in your pack when you purchase each of the different contract packs:

  Contract Packs	Full Time Employee	Part Time Employee	Casual Employee
  Plumbing & Building and Construction	✔	✔	✔
  Clerical Employee	✔	✔	✔
  Apprentices	✔	✔
  Award Free Employee	✔		✔
  Retail	✔	✔	✔

   

• Inclusions

  Each employment contract purchased also includes:

  • An information sheet outlining the key areas of the employment contract
  • Example position descriptions
  • A suite of example employment policies
  • A wage calculator to assist with Award rate inclusions
• Casual to Full-time Conversion

  A true casual is an employee who works irregular hours with no ongoing basis for employment.

  However, if a casual employee does work regular and systematic hours with an ongoing expectation of employment, the employee can elect to be converted to a full-time or part-time permanent employee (depending on the regular hours the employee has been working) after six months (for those under the Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award) or twelve months (for those under the Clerks-Private Sector Award) of employment. Given this, employers should carefully consider whether casual employment is the suitable employment basis.

These documents are invaluable to your business because failure to use a contract leads to difficulty in enforcing your rights and protecting yourself against a claim against your business.

For more information, please contact the MPAQ Advisory Team by calling us on 07 3273 0800 or sending an email to advice@mpaq.com.au.

Disclaimer

_{Whilst all care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and currency of this template contract as of August 2025, MPAQ do not warrant that the document will be suitable for your purposes. You should seek legal advice as to the suitability of this document for your circumstances. MPAQ does not accept any liability arising from your use of the template.}