Employment Offer Letter + Employee Confidentiality Agreement
Offer letter drafted for Puerto Rico (probationary period, statutory benefits) plus confidentiality, invention-assignment and non-solicitation agreement.
Who it is for
A private employer hiring an employee for an indefinite term who wants a compliant offer letter and the confidentiality, invention-assignment and non-solicitation agreement that protects the business.
What is inside
- Offer Letter: Key Terms table (position, schedule, classification, pay, benefits, probationary/introductory period, conditions) + 11 paragraphs the employee signs to accept
- Employee Confidentiality, Invention Assignment and Non-Solicitation Agreement: 5 articles with the permitted-disclosure and whistleblower notices, invention carve-out and Schedule A
- Instruction Sheet: the law behind each choice (probation or at-will, exempt vs non-exempt, required benefits, pay frequency, why there is no non-compete), day-one checklist, when the form is not enough
The first pages
Rendered from the actual form. Yellow fields are the ones you fill in; the rest is already written.
EMPLOYMENT OFFER LETTER
The information in this table is incorporated into the letter that follows. Where the letter refers to an item "in the Key Terms," it means the entry below.
| Item | Entry |
|---|---|
| Employer — name, entity type and address | [EMPLOYER NAME] · [EMPLOYER ENTITY TYPE AND ADDRESS] |
| Employee — name and address | [EMPLOYEE NAME] · [EMPLOYEE ADDRESS] |
| Position and title | [POSITION TITLE] |
| Reports to | [SUPERVISOR NAME AND TITLE] |
| Start date | [START DATE] |
| Place of work | [WORK LOCATION — address, or "remote from the Employee's home in Puerto Rico with attendance at the office when required"] |
| Classification | [TYPE "Non-exempt (hourly) — entitled to overtime" OR "Exempt (executive, administrative or professional) — salaried, not entitled to overtime"] |
| Full-time or part-time | [TYPE "Full-time" OR "Part-time"] |
| Regular schedule | [REGULAR SCHEDULE — e.g., "Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a one-hour meal period"] — [WEEKLY HOURS] hours per week |
| Compensation | [TYPE "$" AND THE HOURLY RATE "per hour" OR "An annual salary of $" AND THE AMOUNT], paid [PAY FREQUENCY — e.g., "every two weeks" (never less often than every fifteen days)] |
| Bonus or commission | [BONUS OR COMMISSION PLAN, OR "None"] |
| Company benefits beyond those the law requires | [COMPANY BENEFITS, OR "None at this time"] |
| Probationary period | The period Puerto Rico law provides for the Employee's classification, unless the Key Terms state a shorter period: [PROBATIONARY PERIOD — e.g., "the statutory period" or "three (3) months"] |
| Conditions of the offer | [OFFER CONDITIONS — e.g., "satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the United States (Form I-9)"] |
| Offer expires | [OFFER EXPIRATION DATE] |
… the document continues for about 6 pages.
The instruction sheet
Every download includes a plain-language instruction sheet. This is how it opens.
INSTRUCTION SHEET
Employment Offer Letter and Employee Confidentiality Agreement
The form contains the two documents a Puerto Rico employer gives a new hire. The Offer Letter states the terms of employment — position, start date, schedule, classification, pay, benefits, probationary period, conditions — in a letter the employee signs to accept. It is written to comply with Puerto Rico law: it does not describe the employment as "at will" (Puerto Rico is not an at-will jurisdiction), it refers to the statutory probationary period correctly, and it promises the leave, bonus and overtime the law requires rather than inventing its own. The Employee Confidentiality, Invention Assignment and Non-Solicitation Agreement protects the employer's confidential information and trade secrets, gives the employer ownership of what the employee creates on the job, requires the return of company property, and prohibits the employee from poaching co-workers and clients for a year after leaving. It contains no non-compete, for reasons explained in Section 3.
Use this form if: you are a private employer in Puerto Rico hiring an employee (full-time or part-time, exempt or non-exempt) for an indefinite term.
Use a different form if: the person is an independent contractor (Form PR-GEN-02); the hire is for a fixed term or a specific project, is a temporary or seasonal worker, or is a government employee; or the position is an executive with negotiated severance, equity or a non-compete, which requires a full employment contract.
• Work in Microsoft Word (or any program that opens .docx files). Every field appears in yellow highlight inside square brackets, for example [EMPLOYEE NAME]. Replace the whole bracket — including the brackets themselves — with your information, and remove the yellow highlight (select the text, then Home → Text Highlight Color → No Color).
• Some fields offer choices, written as "OPTION A" OR "OPTION B", or begin with the word TYPE followed by the alternatives. Pick one, type that text in place of the entire bracket, and delete the alternatives.
• Complete the Key Terms first; the letter refers to them. The Confidentiality Agreement has its own fields on its first and last pages. Delete the cover page before sending.
• Use the search function (Ctrl+F) to search for an opening square bracket when you are done. Dates: write them in full ("March 3, 2026").
Questions
What file do I get?
A zip with the Puerto Rico edition as Word (.docx) files in English and Spanish, plus the Instruction Sheet. Open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice.
How do I complete it?
Open the Instruction Sheet first. Replace each yellow [BRACKETED FIELD] with your information, delete the options you do not use, delete the cover page, then print or e-sign.
Can I reuse it?
Yes. The license covers your own business and every company you own; it does not allow resale of the template itself.
Do I need a notary or a lawyer?
The Instruction Sheet says when a signature needs a notary and lists the situations where the form is not enough and an attorney should review it.
Refunds?
Digital downloads are final once delivered. The preview on this page is taken from the actual document so you can see what you are buying.