If you know of some other frequent activity or area where a sample written agreement between an agency and its employees would be helpful, let us know. We will be happy to work with you and the Department of Justice to develop a standardized agreement which would be suitable for use by all agencies. Your personnel officer can assist you with a memo covering the key issues for those cases where you appoint someone to a position other than full-time, regular and permanent. The memo needs to tell the employee how the appointment limits their key rights and benefits. Written agreements do not all have to be detailed and comprehensive.
Small issues call for small agreements.
The purpose of an agreement is to make key things clear, not to record every possible issue. Sometimes a memo that reminds people of the key points may be adequate. The rule of thumb is to have all parties sign who are somehow obligated by the agreement. Even for some memos, future disputes can be prevented by having the recipient sign to say a copy was received. In some cases, that is not necessary.