Work organisation
In Kücük v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen [2012] IRLR 697 ECJ, the ECJ held that an employer's use of 13 successive fixed-term contracts over a period of 11 years was not inherently in breach of the Fixed-term Workers Directive, but that the issue of objective justification had to be assessed by the national court on the particular facts of the case.
A model letter notifying an employment agency of your intention to pay the temp to perm transfer fee to engage a temporary agency worker as a permanent employee.
A model letter notifying an employment agency of your intention to comply with the quarantine period in respect of a temporary agency worker.
A model letter notifying an employment agency of your intention to use the extended hire period in respect of a temporary agency worker.
Practical guidance on managing an agency worker who is pregnant or a new mother, including rights under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010; the 12-week qualifying period; pregnancy and maternity discrimination; risk assessments; antenatal appointments; and maternity leave and pay.
A model letter on renewal of fixed-term employment.
Practical guidance on calculating the 12-week qualifying period under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, including the need to be in the same role with the same hirer; breaks in the assignment; and anti-avoidance provisions.
Practical guidance on arranging cover for an employee on adoption leave, including fixed-term workers; secondment; acting up; arranging the handover; and the employee's return to work.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to work organisation.