FAQs

All items: Atypical workers

Is it permissible for an employer to dismiss part-time workers in preference to employees on full-time contracts?
Where a full-time position is advertised, is the employer required to consider an applicant who informs it at interview that they would like to work part time?
Can a fixed-term contract be terminated before the end of the term if the post is redundant?
If a fixed-term position becomes permanent, should it be offered to the current post-holder, or should the position be advertised first?
Are the 10 keeping-in-touch days during maternity and adoption leave pro-rated for part-time employees?
If a union representative works part-time hours, are they entitled to be paid for union duties carried out outside those hours?
Are employees on fixed-term contracts entitled to statutory notice of their dismissal?
If a part-time or shift-working employee is not scheduled to work on a bank holiday, are they entitled to an additional day's holiday?
If a part-time employee is contracted to work a half day on a bank holiday, are they entitled to an additional half day's holiday to take at another time?
What are part-time workers' rights to paid holiday?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on atypical workers.