We highly recommend that employment agreements or contracts are in compliance with the local labor law and statutory requirements.From the perspective of making an offer, the candidate would have an expectation that you would enter into a formal employment agreement with them, and it would address specific issues, especially around holidays, vacations, statutory leaves, benefits, as well as most importantly the termination severance provisions that need to be addressed when you are entering into the agreement. It’s important to remember that the employment agreement really governs everything as it relates to that person’s employment, and is going to be the governing document over everything they do when they work for the company.
The only word of caution is: if somebody has made an offer, assuming it’s a verbal offer, be very careful not to present the offer as a final offer to them or as containing all the employment requirements, and that in fact a written employment contract will follow. Consult with a lawyer or the right service provider to get that proper template, and use that.