Sample Contract Termination Letter - Sample Employment Termination Letter

By Alan Leach

Sample contract termination letter

There are a number of reasons why an

employer may find a sample contract

termination letter useful, including

misconduct or redundancy. With the various

legal implications involved in effectively

ending a contract, it is vital a contract

termination letter is accurate and does not

leave the employer open to legal action. Here

we provide a sample contract termination

letter that will provide the main elements

you need to include, though it must be

noted that as this is a sample contract

termination letter only, organizations will

need to adapt it to suit their own

requirements.

A sample contract termination letter

Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms ...

Further to our conversation / meeting etc...

on (date) I regret to inform you that your

employment with us is terminated as of

(date).

As stated previously, the reasons for the

termination of your employment are:

 State the reasons (and how they

contradict company policies and / or the

employees contract)

 State previous warnings (verbal / written

etc...).

(State requirements necessary preceding

termination, such as return of company

property, issues with pay etc...).

Yours etc ...

Name and title

(You may also add a section requiring the

employee to sign and return a copy as a

receipt).

As we have mentioned, this is a sample

contract termination letter, and should the

termination be due to redundancy, the tone

and information might be quite different. In

such cases, it should be stated clearly the

termination of the contract is directly related

to external forces and in no way reflects on

the performance of the particular employee

(which might have been excellent). A

contract termination letter is often written

under stressful circumstances, so it is critical

you get it right to avoid unnecessary

anguish or legal problems at a later stage.

Sample employment termination letter

The sample employment termination letter

provided below...