FAQs

All items: Temporary workers

Can an employer reject an applicant for a maternity leave cover role on the basis that the applicant is also pregnant and will not be able to work for the full cover period?
Can an employer terminate a fixed-term contract early?
Can an employer set a shorter notice period for its fixed-term employees than for its permanent employees?
Can an employer advertise a position internally and state that only applications from permanent employees will be considered?
When a fixed-term employee is offered a permanent contract following on immediately from the fixed-term period, when does their period of continuous service start?
If a contract can be terminated by notice can it be a fixed-term contract?
In ensuring no less favourable treatment between fixed-term and comparable permanent employees can an employer balance a less favourable condition against a more favourable one?
Can an employer treat fixed-term employees less favourably than it treats permanent employees?
Will the dismissal of an employee who is taken on temporarily to cover maternity leave be fair?
How is a fixed-term employee defined?

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