What is a job offer letter?
A job offer letter (sometimes called an employment offer letter) is exactly what it sounds like — a document addressed to an individual, formally offering them a job.
But there’s a good reason why employers need to take extra care when writing them.
Once a job offer is formally accepted by a candidate (usually in writing), the job offer letter itself forms part of a legally binding agreement between a business or organisation and their soon-to-be employee. For this reason, it’s vital that any job offer letters or emails you write are clear, unambiguous, and include all the relevant information.
It’s also worth mentioning that verbal job offers can be binding in the exact same way. There’s currently no legal requirement for employers to provide a formal job offer letter, but best practice is to follow up any verbal job offers you make with a written one so that the details can’t be contested by either party afterwards.
