Offer of employment, Data Analyst
Job offer letter
An offer of $98,000 plus $11,760 of superannuation, with the three checks it depends on and a clear instruction not to resign until they clear. The letter also names what is not in the offer, which is the part candidates most often assume.
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Section by section
What each section is for, so you can keep the ones you need and drop the rest.
- Letterhead
- The employer, its ABN, address and people inbox, with a private and confidential footer on every page.
- Letter header
- Date, addressee, reference number and the date and time the offer lapses, before anything else.
- Opening
- The offer itself, why it was made, and the statement that the attached contract is the binding document.
- Package figures
- Base salary, superannuation, total package and start date as four numbers.
- The role
- Position, reporting line, employment type, ordinary hours, location with the hybrid arrangement, and the notice period.
- What you will be paid
- Five numbered notes on salary, superannuation, the bonus with its history, the review date and the learning budget.
- Leave and conditions
- Six entitlements including company paid parental leave, probation and the notice position after it.
- What is not in this offer
- The allowances and equity that are absent, and the equipment arrangement that is present, in one callout.
- This offer depends on three things
- Right to work evidence, two reference checks and a police check, each with who does it and how it is handled.
- Please do not resign yet
- The warning that the offer stays conditional until written confirmation, with the usual timeframe.
- What happens next
- Six steps with the date and the owner of each, from nominating a referee to the first morning.
- Closing and acceptance
- The invitation to call before signing, the return instruction and lapse date, and both signature blocks.
Clauses in this document
- At will employment clause: sample and the state exceptions
- Bonus clause: discretionary, formula or both
- Leave entitlements clause in an employment contract
- Probation period clause in an employment contract
- Remote work clause: hybrid, fully remote or by request
- Remuneration clause: the pay terms in an employment contract
- Retention bonus clause: sample wording and repayment rules
- Superannuation clause in an Australian employment contract
What makes this document work
The package is broken into its parts
Base salary, superannuation on top, total package, then the bonus with three years of actual outcomes and the learning budget with its expiry. A candidate comparing two offers can put these side by side without asking a follow up question.
It tells the candidate not to resign yet
A warning callout says the offer stays conditional until the three checks clear, that this usually takes five business days, and that no candidate has ever been asked to resign earlier. This is the most consequential sentence in any offer letter.
What is not included is stated
No car allowance, no phone allowance, no equity, and the whole of the equipment arrangement in one line. Naming the absences is what stops a difficult conversation in week two.
Questions people ask
Is an offer letter the same as an employment contract?
No. This letter sets out the main terms so a decision can be made on them, and says plainly that the attached contract is the document that binds both parties. Signing the letter alone leaves the detailed terms unagreed.
Should an offer letter have an expiry?
Yes, and a specific one. This offer lapses at 5pm on Friday 4 September 2026 unless an extension is agreed in writing. A lapse date sets a decision point without forcing an answer on the phone.
What conditions can an offer be subject to?
Anything relevant to the role, stated up front. Here that is evidence of the right to work in Australia, two reference checks with managers the candidate reported to, and a national police check that the employer pays for because the team handles client data.
When should a candidate resign from their current job?
After the employer confirms in writing that the conditions have been met. This letter says so explicitly and gives the usual timeframe, because a resignation handed in against a conditional offer is the risk a candidate carries alone.
Why does the letter tell the candidate not to resign yet?
Because the offer is conditional and a candidate who resigns early can be left with nothing. This letter carries the line as its own short section, right after the three conditions. It is one sentence, it protects the candidate, and it protects the employer from a claim if a check comes back badly.
What belongs in the "what is not in this offer" section?
Anything a candidate might reasonably expect that is not being promised. This letter says there is no car allowance, no phone allowance and no equity at this level, and that the laptop, home monitor and $600 desk allowance are the whole equipment arrangement. Writing it down is uncomfortable for one paragraph, and it prevents a much harder conversation in month three.
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