An employee is nearing the end of a fixed-term contract. Rather than let it come to an end you would like to extend it for a bit longer. How should this request be put to the employee?
Published 09.03.2015
Despite your best efforts, redundancies can be unavoidable. But what happens if you later find that you’ve got work coming in, but not enough to hire experienced ex-employees on a permanent basis?
What’s your best option then?
Published 15.05.2009
An employee is nearing the end of a one-year fixed-term contract. As they’re good at their job, you’d like to extend it for a bit longer, but you don’t want to hand them any employment rights on a
plate. What’s the answer?
Published 21.09.2018
A fixed-term contract (FTC) is usually for a specified period of time, e.g. three months, or set to expire on a specified date. Can the employee resign during the FTC or must they remain in your
employment for its entire duration?
Published 11.02.2021
In Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust v Drzymala 2018, the employee had been hired on a fixed-term contract (FTC). When it wasn’t renewed she successfully claimed unfair dismissal. How was this
possible?
Published 27.02.2018
Recently, it was reported that employees hired by the organisers of the Olympic Games will be entitled to redundancy pay, even though they are on fixed-term contracts. Surely the media has got this
wrong?
Published 01.07.2011
Where an employee is engaged under a succession of fixed-term contracts they will generally become a “permanent employee” after four years’ service. Does time served on a government apprenticeship
count towards this?
Published 06.12.2012
After engaging someone to work on a fixed-term basis, you now want to terminate the contract early due to unforeseen circumstances. Can you just go ahead and do this, and if not, what should you have
in place first?
Published 18.10.2007