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How is a fixed-term employee defined? Is an employer at liberty to determine its own levels of pay? Can an employer treat fixed-term employees less favourably than it treats permanent employees? 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? What happens if an employer treats a fixed-term employee less favourably than a comparable full-time employee? 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 advertise a position internally and state that only applications from permanent employees will be considered? If a fixed-term position becomes permanent, should the current post-holder be offered the permanent position, or should the position be advertised first? Can an employee be employed indefinitely on fixed-term contracts? At what point does an employee who has been employed on a series of successive fixed-term contracts become a permanent employee? Can an employer require a fixed-term employee to sign a redundancy waiver? Are employees employed on a contract lasting less than three months still denied certain rights? If a contract can be terminated by notice can it be a fixed-term contract? Where an individual has been employed on a fixed-term contract to cover adoption leave, can the employer terminate the contract if the employee on adoption leave decides to return early?