Hiring a tradie? Get the paperwork sorted properly from the start.
The Employment Agreement for Tradies is a practical, plain-English Australian employment agreement template for trade-based businesses hiring tradies, apprentices, labourers, technicians or supervisors. It covers the role, pay, hours, award coverage, tools, PPE, vehicle arrangements, workplace expectations, safety obligations and end-of-employment terms, without reading like it was written for a courtroom.
Who it's for
Trade businesses hiring full-time, part-time, casual or fixed-term employees, across building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, landscaping, carpentry, painting, roofing, tiling, concreting, property maintenance and similar trades. The schedule lets you set the employee's role, pay, superannuation, award classification, hours, allowances, work location, tools, PPE and vehicle arrangements for whichever arrangement applies.
What it covers
Employment type and probation, duties and hours (including overtime, rosters and right to disconnect), pay and superannuation, leave, WHS and drug/alcohol fitness for work, licences and driving obligations, tools/PPE/vehicles, phones and cyber security, confidentiality, privacy and IP, private jobs and outside work, termination (by notice and for serious misconduct), end-of-employment obligations, and optional post-employment restraints.
What you receive
A how-to guide, an important information page, the customisable employment agreement, a detailed schedule, optional restraint provisions and plain-English guidance notes for using it.
Before you use it
This template needs to be customised. You still need to check the correct modern award, classification, minimum rates, allowances, penalty rates, superannuation and NES entitlements that apply to the role. It doesn't replace award compliance, payroll compliance or tailored legal advice.
Disclaimer
Tradie Contract Co publishes legal templates and information for tradies. We are not acting as your lawyer when you buy, download or use this template. This template provides general legal information only. It is not tailored legal advice for your specific business, employee, award, classification, worksite, industry or state or territory. You should obtain legal advice if you are unsure whether this template is suitable for your business or if your business operates in a specialised, high-risk or heavily regulated area.
Hiring a tradie? Get the paperwork sorted properly from the start.
The Employment Agreement for Tradies is a practical, plain-English Australian employment agreement template for trade-based businesses hiring tradies, apprentices, labourers, technicians or supervisors. It covers the role, pay, hours, award coverage, tools, PPE, vehicle arrangements, workplace expectations, safety obligations and end-of-employment terms, without reading like it was written for a courtroom.
Who it's for
Trade businesses hiring full-time, part-time, casual or fixed-term employees, across building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, landscaping, carpentry, painting, roofing, tiling, concreting, property maintenance and similar trades. The schedule lets you set the employee's role, pay, superannuation, award classification, hours, allowances, work location, tools, PPE and vehicle arrangements for whichever arrangement applies.
What it covers
Employment type and probation, duties and hours (including overtime, rosters and right to disconnect), pay and superannuation, leave, WHS and drug/alcohol fitness for work, licences and driving obligations, tools/PPE/vehicles, phones and cyber security, confidentiality, privacy and IP, private jobs and outside work, termination (by notice and for serious misconduct), end-of-employment obligations, and optional post-employment restraints.
What you receive
A how-to guide, an important information page, the customisable employment agreement, a detailed schedule, optional restraint provisions and plain-English guidance notes for using it.
Before you use it
This template needs to be customised. You still need to check the correct modern award, classification, minimum rates, allowances, penalty rates, superannuation and NES entitlements that apply to the role. It doesn't replace award compliance, payroll compliance or tailored legal advice.
Disclaimer
Tradie Contract Co publishes legal templates and information for tradies. We are not acting as your lawyer when you buy, download or use this template. This template provides general legal information only. It is not tailored legal advice for your specific business, employee, award, classification, worksite, industry or state or territory. You should obtain legal advice if you are unsure whether this template is suitable for your business or if your business operates in a specialised, high-risk or heavily regulated area.
