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Check a job offer and contract before you say yes

The contract has arrived and you're about to sign. Get a plain-English summary, the questions to ask, and what GOV.UK says must be in writing.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me check a job offer and contract before I sign.

The offer or contract: [paste it, removing addresses and ID numbers]
What I was told in the interview: [pay, hours, hybrid, holiday, anything promised]
What matters most to me: [e.g. hours, notice, working from home]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A plain-English summary: pay, hours, place of work, holiday, sick pay, pension, probation, notice, and anything else important.
2. Anything that doesn't match what I was told, quoted from the contract.
3. Clauses to read carefully (overtime, restrictive covenants, changes to terms), explained simply.
4. Polite questions to ask the employer before I sign.
5. Remind me that GOV.UK says employers must give a written statement of the main terms on the first day, and to check GOV.UK and Acas on employment contracts.

This is help with wording and preparation, not legal advice; point me to Acas (helpline 0300 123 1100, Mon–Fri 8am–6pm) or GOV.UK for my rights, and to Citizens Advice or a union if I need someone on my side. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English.

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A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. paste it, removing addresses and ID numbers: a short note you already have. pay, hours, hybrid, holiday, anything promised: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

The prompt · Gemini

Help me check a job offer and contract before I sign.

The offer or contract: [paste it, removing addresses and ID numbers]
What I was told in the interview: [pay, hours, hybrid, holiday, anything promised]
What matters most to me: [e.g. hours, notice, working from home]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A plain-English summary: pay, hours, place of work, holiday, sick pay, pension, probation, notice, and anything else important.
2. Anything that doesn't match what I was told, quoted from the contract.
3. Clauses to read carefully (overtime, restrictive covenants, changes to terms), explained simply.
4. Polite questions to ask the employer before I sign.
5. Remind me that GOV.UK says employers must give a written statement of the main terms on the first day, and to check GOV.UK and Acas on employment contracts.

This is help with wording and preparation, not legal advice; point me to Acas (helpline 0300 123 1100, Mon–Fri 8am–6pm) or GOV.UK for my rights, and to Citizens Advice or a union if I need someone on my side. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English.

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A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. paste it, removing addresses and ID numbers: a short note you already have. pay, hours, hybrid, holiday, anything promised: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

1

You paste the offer letter or contract, removing anything private.

2

The assistant asks what you agreed in the interview and what matters most to you.

3

You get a plain summary, anything that doesn't match what you were told, and questions to ask before signing.

What happens

Use Gemini to check a job offer and contract before you say yes

The contract has arrived and you're about to sign. Get a plain-English summary, the questions to ask, and what GOV.UK says must be in writing.

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