Overview
This resource is designed to help financial services business owners navigate one of the most important, but often overlooked, aspects of running a firm: employment agreements.
In this practical FAQ guide, SRG answers the ten most common questions about creating, implementing, and maintaining Employee and Contractor Agreements, drawing on decades of industry-specific experience.
You’ll learn the key benefits of written agreements, how to avoid worker misclassification, how often agreements should be updated, and how to structure them to protect your firm while supporting staff growth. The guide also covers best practices for incorporating compensation terms, equity grants, non-solicitation provisions, and role descriptions, ensuring compliance and clarity for both employers and employees
Created by SRG’s Director of Strategic Organizational Planning, Julia Sexton, CVA®, this guide distills years of hands-on experience helping firms design agreements that retain top talent, minimize risk, and safeguard long-term business value.
