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Click to show the answer Under the regulations regarding fixed-term employees is it still permissible for employers to employ people on fixed-term contracts?

Click to show the answer How is a fixed-term employee defined?

Click to show the answer Are students on gap years covered by the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002?

Click to show the answer Is an employer at liberty to determine its own levels of pay?

Click to show the answer Can an employer treat fixed-term employees less favourably than it treats permanent employees?

Click to show the answer Is a part-time fixed-term worker obliged to compare his or her terms and conditions with those of a full-time fixed-term worker?

Click to show the answer What happens if an employer treats a fixed-term employee less favourably than a comparable full-time employee?

Click to show the answer 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?

Click to show the answer Can an employer advertise a position internally and state that only applications from permanent employees will be considered?

Click to show the answer Can an employee be employed indefinitely on fixed-term contracts?

Click to show the answer Can an employer require a fixed-term employee to sign a redundancy waiver?

Click to show the answer Are employees employed on a contract lasting less than three months still denied certain rights?

Click to show the answer If a contract can be terminated by notice can it be a fixed-term contract?

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