Freelancer Contract Template for Agency Businesses (UK 2025)
Last updated: February 2025
Why Agency Businesses Need a Freelancer Contract
Agencies regularly engage freelancers for overflow capacity, specialist skills, and project-based assignments across creative, digital, and strategic disciplines. The contract must rigorously address client confidentiality since freelancers often work for competing agencies simultaneously, white-labelling arrangements for client-facing deliverables, and whether the freelancer may contact agency clients directly. Clear terms on rates, revision rounds, kill fees, and scope boundaries are critical given the iterative, revision-heavy nature of agency work.
Key Clauses for Agency
- Client confidentiality and prohibition on direct client contact
- White-labelling and credit or attribution arrangements
- Defined revision rounds and scope limitation clauses
- Kill fee and project cancellation terms
Common Mistakes
- Not prohibiting freelancers from contacting or soliciting agency clients directly
- Failing to define the number of revision rounds included in the agreed fee
Template Sections
- Client confidentiality covenant
- Scope of work and revision policy
- White-label, branding, and attribution terms
FAQ
Can I prevent a freelancer from contacting my agency's clients directly?
Yes, if your contract explicitly prohibits it. Include a clause preventing direct contact with any clients introduced through the agency relationship, with a reasonable post-contract restriction period of 6-12 months. This is a legitimate business interest that UK courts will generally uphold.
What if a freelancer refuses to work under a white-label arrangement?
Negotiate attribution terms that work for both parties. Many freelancers need portfolio pieces for future work. Consider allowing them to reference the project after a delay period of 6 months or with anonymised client details, while requiring all deliverables to appear under the agency brand when presented to clients.
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