Example Corp offer letter
Example Corp · sample offer letter
An offer letter for a Senior Product Designer role in Bengaluru. This is a sample written for CheckTOS to show how a read of an employment document works; Example Corp is not a real company.
Plain sentences and short clauses; most of what matters is in a few phrases like "sole discretion" and "whether or not during working hours".
Example Corp owns everything you create while employed, including work done on your own time.
- Leave within 12 months and you repay the full INR 2,00,000 joining bonus.Your money
- After probation, notice is 90 days from either side, and Example Corp can pay you out instead.Your exit
- For 12 months after you leave, you cannot work for a competitor in India or approach its staff or customers.Your next job
- The bonus is up to 10% and entirely at Example Corp’s discretion.Your money
- Three company policies also bind you, and Example Corp can update them.Your terms
Role, pay and benefits
You join as Senior Product Designer on INR 24,00,000 a year, paid monthly. The bonus is up to 10% and at Example Corp’s discretion. The INR 2,00,000 joining bonus comes back in full if you leave within a year.
"Your fixed annual salary will be INR 24,00,000, paid monthly in arrears."Section 2 · Compensation
"If you leave within 12 months of joining, you must repay the joining bonus in full."Section 2 · Compensation
The letter does not say whether the repayment applies if Example Corp ends the job.
Probation and notice period
Probation lasts six months, with 15 days’ notice either way. After that, notice is 90 days from either side, and Example Corp can pay salary instead or ask you to stay home.
"After confirmation, the notice period is 90 days from either side."Section 3 · Probation and notice
"The Company may pay salary in lieu of notice or ask you not to attend work during the notice period."Section 3 · Probation and notice
Hours, leave and place of work
The week is 40 hours, and you can be asked for more with no extra pay. You get 18 days of paid leave plus public holidays. You work in Bengaluru, and Example Corp can move you anywhere in India.
"You may be required to work additional hours without extra pay where the business needs it."Section 4 · Hours, leave and place of work
"The Company may transfer you to any office or affiliate in India."Section 4 · Hours, leave and place of work
Confidentiality and who owns your work
You keep Example Corp’s information secret with no end date. Everything you create while employed belongs to Example Corp, even outside working hours.
"All inventions, designs, code and other work you create during your employment, whether or not during working hours, belong to the Company."Section 5 · Confidentiality and intellectual property
The letter makes no exception for personal projects unrelated to the job.
Restrictions after you leave
For 12 months after you leave, you cannot work for any competitor in India or approach Example Corp’s employees or customers.
"For 12 months after your employment ends, you must not join or work for any competitor of the Company in India."Section 6 · After your employment ends
"For 12 months after your employment ends, you must not solicit any employee or customer of the Company."Section 6 · After your employment ends
The letter does not define "competitor" and offers no payment for the restriction.
Grounds for termination
Example Corp can end the job at once, without notice, for misconduct, which includes breaking a company policy. Unvested stock options end on your last day.
"The Company may end your employment immediately and without notice for misconduct, including dishonesty, breach of Company policy or conduct that harms the Company’s reputation."Section 7 · Termination
"Unvested stock options lapse on the date your employment ends."Section 7 · Termination
Policies the letter pulls in by reference
The Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and IT Security Policy also bind you, as Example Corp updates them. They are not attached to this sample.
"Your employment is also governed by the Employee Handbook, the Code of Conduct and the IT Security Policy, as updated by the Company from time to time."Section 8 · Policies
Not reached: the three policies were not provided with the letter.
Disputes and governing law
Concerns go to your manager or people@example.com. Indian law applies, and disputes go to arbitration in Bengaluru.
"Any dispute will be referred to arbitration in Bengaluru under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996."Section 9 · Questions and disputes
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Caveats
This breakdown explains what a sample employment document says. The document and Example Corp are fictional, written for CheckTOS to show how a read works. It is not legal advice, does not assess whether any clause would hold up, and does not judge anyone. Every quote is word for word from the sample document. Read on 30 September 2026.
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