Module 1 · Chapter 2

The Offer Letter, the Written Statement and the Start Date

A senior hire resigns from her old job long before she starts the new one. What binds both sides meanwhile, what must she have in writing by day one, and which rules apply?

≈ 10 min read 8-question test

In this chapter

  • Why the offer letter binds Cressby before the Contract is signed
  • What the written statement must contain, and where the Contract says it
  • Which rules apply on her start date, and what her current employer still forbids

2.1What must be right before day one

At the start of October 2026, Esme accepts Cressby’s offer letter and resigns from her current employer the same week. She signs the Contract some weeks later, on garden leave, and starts work on 4 January 2027. Before that day, four things must be right:

Key point

By her first day, Esme must have her main terms in writing. The Contract is that document, so it must be complete and up to date when she signs it.

Also in this chapter

  1. Why the offer letter binds both sides
  2. The written statement due on day one
  3. The law on her start date
  4. The restrictions in her current contract
  5. Three gaps in the old template
  6. Your job

Preview

The rest of this chapter opens with a free account. Every edition is free to read until 31 January. Open a free account by the end of that day and keep every edition published by then, for good. Open it from the edition home →