Fixed-term contracts

• Appointing staff on fixed-term contracts

• Departmental review of fixed-term contracts

  Each month departments must review the status of staff on fixed-term contracts

• Extending fixed-term contracts

  Fixed-term contracts can be extended, but not indefinitely

• Consulting with staff approaching the end of their contract

• Redeployment

  Avoid redundancy situations by seeking redeployment opportunities for staff

• Redundancy

  When a contract does come to an end, staff may be eligible for a redundancy payment

• Resources for staff at risk of redundancy

Further reading

• Fixed Term Contracts

• Process map for managing fixed-term contracts [pdf]