Fixed-term contracts:The EAT has upheld an ET’s decision that it was objectively justifiable to retain an employee – a locum doctor – on a fixed-term contract. The claimant had been engaged on a series of successive fixed-term contracts, which would ordinarily mean she would be deemed a...
In the UK, when does a fixed-term contract become a continuous contract of employment? If after a series of yearly fixed-term contracts, an employee is given a fourth year’s worth of fixed-term contract, then the law will deem it that that contract is a continuous contract of employment...
law. In the UK, there are many different types of employment contracts, including full and part-time permanent contracts, fixed-term contracts, and freelancer contracts. There is a statutory requirement to provide a written statement of particular elements of an employment contract. An employment ...
Fixed-term contracts. Zero-hours contracts. Let's explore these contracts in more detail. Full-time and part-time contracts Hours in a full-time and part-time contract is set by the employer, and hours will therefore vary. But most commonly, a full-time employee will work 35 hours a wee...
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The leave must be used to care for a dependent with a long-term care need. The minimum period of leave that can be taken is half a working day, up to a maximum of one week. It does not need to be taken in consecutive blocks. Employees must give notice of their wish to take carer...
That is not in the long-term interest of law-abiding employers, who quite rightly expect a level-playing field on which to compete with business rivals. Yet this avoidable damage to access to justice and the ‘deterrence’ value of the ET system has brought negligible financial benefit to ...
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Perhaps the limited permitted use of fixed-term contracts could help here, but I don’t quite see how that could work in practice. These issues might be addressed as the Bill progresses, but there is a danger that the Government will wave away concerns by promising that they will be ...
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