Offer letter for a hire through FreelanX EOR
The letter that makes the offer before the local employment contract. FreelanX EOR is the legal employer; the employment contract issued by FreelanX EOR sets the full terms.
[Candidate] · [Role] · [Country of employment]
Dear [Candidate],
We are pleased to offer you the position of [Seniority] [Role]. You will be employed by FreelanX EOR in [Country of employment] ([local FreelanX EOR entity name, registered number and address]), the employer of record, and you will carry out your work for [Company] (the "Client"), which directs your day-to-day work.
1.1 FreelanX EOR is your legal employer. It signs your employment contract, pays your salary, withholds and pays taxes and social security contributions, and provides the benefits required by the law of [Country of employment].
1.2 The Client directs and supervises your day-to-day work, and you report to [Reports to]. The Client does not become your employer.
2.1 Your expected start date is [Start], subject to clause 7.
2.2 Your place of work is [Where]. You may not work from another country without prior written approval, because tax, social security and immigration rules depend on where the work is done.
3.1 Your gross annual salary is [Gross annual salary], paid [monthly] in arrears in [currency], less the deductions required by law.
3.2 [Variable pay, allowances or a 13th/14th month salary where the law or the applicable collective agreement provides for it.]
4.1 Your working time is [Working time], within the limits of the law of [Country of employment] and any applicable collective agreement.
4.2 You are entitled to [number] working days of paid annual leave per year, plus public holidays in [Country of employment], and to the other leave provided by law.
5.1 Your employment starts with a probationary period of [Probation], where the law allows it.
5.2 During and after probation, notice periods are those set out in your employment contract, which follow the law of [Country of employment] and any applicable collective agreement.
[List the statutory benefits and any supplementary benefits agreed with the Client, e.g. health insurance, pension, equipment allowance.]
This offer is conditional on:
- your right to work in [Country of employment]. Where you need a work permit or visa, FreelanX EOR can sponsor it, and your start date depends on its grant;
- [satisfactory reference checks and, where lawful and proportionate, background checks, with your prior consent];
- you signing the local employment contract issued by FreelanX EOR, which will set out all the terms of your employment. If this letter and the employment contract differ, the employment contract prevails.
Your employment contract will include confidentiality obligations and provisions on intellectual property created in the course of your work, in line with the law of [Country of employment].
Please confirm your acceptance by signing and returning this letter by [date]. This offer lapses if it is not accepted by then.
We look forward to working with you.
For FreelanX EOR, on behalf of [Company]: name, title, signature, date ______________________
Accepted by [Candidate]: signature, date ______________________
Step by step
- 1Agree the salary, start date and benefits with the candidate, and check the country rules in the country guide.
- 2Fill the letter in the generator or copy it and complete every [bracket].
- 3Send it with a deadline to accept. Start a FreelanX EOR request: FreelanX EOR prepares the local employment contract.
- 4Onboarding starts from 2 days, up to 30 depending on the country; the deposit is one month of salary.
Watch-outs
What changes from one country to another, with the legal source.
Employees must receive a written statement of the main terms of employment on or before their first day.
Employment Rights Act 1996, s 1 (as amended from 6 April 2020)Essential terms must be given in writing; since 1 January 2025 text form is accepted if the document can be stored and printed and receipt is requested, except in the sectors listed in § 2a SchwarzArbG.
Nachweisgesetz § 2, as amended by the Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz IV; Haufe, 2025A precise offer (role, pay, start date) that is accepted forms a contract; an offer can be withdrawn freely only before it reaches the candidate.
Cour de cassation, soc., 21 September 2017, nos 16-20.103 and 16-20.104State whether employment is at will where the law allows it, and verify identity and work authorisation with Form I-9 within three business days of the start.
8 C.F.R. § 274a.2Since 21 November 2025, the four labour codes are in force, and every employee must receive an appointment letter.
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, s 6; KSK, 2025For a work permit, the offer letter is issued in the format of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and signed by the employee.
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 and its executive regulationsPay may not be negotiated from pay history: employers may not ask candidates about it.
Directive (EU) 2023/970, art. 5(2)Legal references checked on 15 Oct 2026. Rules change: check the source before you rely on it.
Questions people ask
Who signs the offer?
FreelanX EOR, the legal employer, on behalf of your company. You choose the person and manage the work.
Is the offer letter the employment contract?
No. The local employment contract issued by FreelanX EOR sets all the terms and prevails.
Is it free?
Yes. Every template is free to read and copy: no sign-up, no email, no download.
Is this legal advice?
This template is for information and does not constitute legal advice; adapt it to your situation and local law.