Taking on your first people

Hiring pack

Everything for the first few hires: an employee, a contractor, casual staff, the policies the contract refers to and the privacy notice you must give them.

The 5 documents

  1. 03
    Employment Contract

    Use it when taking on an employee (also acts as the written statement of particulars).

    32 drafting notes · about 6 pages

    £39
  2. 04
    Independent Contractor Agreement

    Use it when engaging a freelancer or consultant who is genuinely self-employed.

    24 drafting notes · about 10 pages

    £39
  3. 37
    Worker Contract (casual / zero-hours)

    Use it when engaging occasional workers with no obligation to offer or accept work.

    13 drafting notes · about 4 pages

    £39
  4. 24
    Employee Handbook (starter)

    Use it when you have staff and need written policies.

    8 drafting notes · about 3 pages

    £39
  5. 32
    Staff Privacy Notice

    Use it when you hold personal data about staff, contractors or applicants.

    3 drafting notes · about 2 pages

    £9

Bought one by one: £165. As a pack: £79. Plus the index and guide to the whole library.

How it works

  1. Pay by card. A zip of the Word files downloads at once and the link keeps working.
  2. Each file has the blanks marked, the options to choose, and a drafting note in the margin for every choice.
  3. Delete the notes and the notice box, then sign. Or send any finished document to us for a fixed-fee check.

5 Word templates

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  • Drafted by a solicitor for England and Wales
  • Drafting notes explain every choice
  • Instant zip download, link works again later
  • Last updated November 2026
  • £50 off a fixed-fee review of any finished document (from £99)

Need all of them?

Complete template library, £299

All 40 documents, every pack included.