[JOB OFFER--HOURLY POSITION] General rules: * Write the letter in a tone that will set the pace for your relationship with the employee--friendly, official, etc. * Detail every important aspect of the job: supervisor, title, wages, probationary period, noncompetition and trade secret provisions, bonus provisions, stock options. * If the letter is the formal notification of the offer, include the terms by which the employee should accept the offer. If the letter is confirmation of a previous verbal offer, so state. * If the letter is to be your official employment agreement, have the employee sign it. File a copy with your attorney and keep a copy for your personnel files.«PG» COMPANY ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP Date NameAddressCity, State Zip Dear , This is to confirm our offer to you of the positionof [clerical assistant] for our company. The position pays [$7.30 per hour], paid [every otherFriday]. [Jody Smith, our head administrative assistant],will be your supervisor. After 12 months employment you willbe be eligible for [one week] paid vacation. All our employees serve a three-month probationaryperiod at the beginning of their employment. Duringprobation, you will not participate in benefit programs andwill receive written evaluations monthly. At the end of theprobationary period, your continued employment will beconsidered. If you successfully complete the probationaryperiod, you will fully participate in all benefit programsretroactively. The job is on a two-week basis, meaning that eitherparty can terminate the relationship upon giving two weeks'written notice to the other party. Your first day will be [March 1]. Please report to[Ms. Smith] at 8 a.m. that day for orientation. Welcome to our company. Sincerely, NameTitle
