FAQs

All items: Atypical workers

Where a fixed-term employee's contract is due to terminate while they are on maternity leave, must the employer re-employ them at the end of the maternity leave?
Can an underperforming employee on a fixed-term contract be dismissed before the end of the fixed term?
Given that the expiry of a fixed-term contract constitutes dismissal, what will usually be a fair reason for dismissal?
If a redundant employee accepts alternative work for a fixed term, what are their rights when that fixed term comes to an end?
Do the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 give agency workers the right to claim unfair dismissal?
At what point does an employee who has been employed on a series of successive fixed-term contracts become a permanent employee?
Can an employer move agency workers around different roles in the organisation to prevent their being entitled to additional rights after 12 weeks?
Apart from compliance with the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, what other legal obligations does an employer have in relation to agency temps?
Can an employer move agency workers around different connected hirers to prevent their being entitled to additional rights after 12 weeks?
What are the potential consequences for an employer of failing to comply with the provisions of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010?

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