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Independent Contractor Agreement

Engage a self-employed contractor to work for your business. Fill in the blanks, choose your clauses, and send it to sign.

Who it's for

Use this if you are a business that is engaging a self-employed contractor, such as a freelancer or subcontractor.

A Pro template. You can fill it in and preview it for free; creating it needs AgreeVia Pro.

Status

Beta template

This template is in beta while a solicitor reviews it before public launch. In the app it is marked as a draft and every page of the PDF is stamped DRAFT until it is published. It is a starting point, not legal advice.

What it covers

  • The services, a start date, and the contractor's control over how the work is done
  • The rate (fixed, daily or hourly) and monthly invoicing in arrears
  • Self-employed status, tax responsibility and optional insurance
  • Intellectual property, confidentiality, liability, ending the agreement and general terms

What you fill in

  • Your business and the contractor's details
  • The services and a start date
  • Rate and how it is charged
  • Payment terms: 7, 14 or 30 days
  • Notice period: 7, 14 or 30 days
  • Governing law: England and Wales, or Scotland

Clauses you can switch on or off

Each optional clause shows its full wording before you decide. Defaults are shown in brackets.

  • Right of substitution (on)
  • Fees exclude VAT (on)
  • Contractor insurance (off)
  • Company owns the work (on)
  • Confidentiality (on)
  • Non-solicitation of clients: 3, 6 or 12 months (off)
  • Cap on liability (on)

Good to know

The template includes clauses that support self-employed status (control, substitution, own equipment). It does not decide whether IR35 applies to you.

Then send it to sign

  1. Fill it inAnswer a few plain questions and switch optional clauses on or off. You see a preview before anything is created.
  2. Add who signsChoose people from your contacts, or send a link by email to anyone else.
  3. They sign on their phoneSigners open the link in their browser and sign. They don't need an account or the app.
  4. Keep the proofEveryone gets the signed PDF. Every view and signature goes into a tamper-evident audit trail, and you can generate an evidence package and check the document at agreevia.co.uk/verify.

Every template lets you choose England and Wales or Scotland as the governing law. Templates are provided for general use and are not legal advice.

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