Fixed-term contracts

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Fixed-term workers: key differences in Scotland and Northern Ireland

  Key differences in the law relating to fixed-term workers in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• Type:

  How to

  How to employ an individual on a fixed-term contract

  Updated to reflect changes in entitlement to a written statement of employment particulars, effective from 6 April 2020.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Types of contract

  Updated to reflect that the 2022 Queen's speech did not mention an Employment Bill or the right to request a more predictable contract.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Fixed-term workers

  Updated to include additional information on the rights of workers that apply to fixed-term workers.

• Date:

  28 May 2013

  Type:

  Law reports

  NHS trust's non-renewal of anaesthetist's fixed-term contract was fair

  The employment tribunal in this case concluded that it was open to an NHS trust to decide not to renew a consultant anaesthetist's fixed-term contract because it had recruited a number of permanent anaesthetists to take on the work.

• Date:

  28 May 2013

  Type:

  Law reports

  University's non-renewal of tutor's fixed-term contract was fair

  The employment tribunal in this case concluded that it was not unfair for a university to decide against renewing an associate tutor's fixed-term contract because the work that he had been doing was taken over by permanent staff.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Deal with a fixed-term contract that is coming to an end

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Duration of fixed term contract clause (lasts for specific term)

  A model contract clause stating that a contract is for a fixed duration.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Duration of fixed term contract clause (ends after particular task completed)

  A model contract clause stating that a fixed-term contract is for a particular task.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Duration of fixed term contract clause (ends on specific event)

  A model contract clause stating that a fixed-term contract will terminate on the occurrence of a specific event.