temp workers rights to a perm contract?

19lottie82

If you are a temporary worker, is it correct that your employer must give you a permanent contract after a certain period of time? Or can they keep you on a temp contract indefinitely?

I'm sure I heard this a while ago, would like to know if it is true or a load of waffle!

Thanks

scooby088

I think you can be temporary for years and the employer has no need to give you a permanent contract. I maybe wrong but i am sure there be someone better qualified than myself along in no time.

Bigmoney2

19lottie82 wrote: »

If you are a temporary worker, is it correct that your employer must give you a permanent contract after a certain period of time? No not correct.
Or can they keep you on a temp contract indefinitely? Is it a fixed term contract working directly for the employer or are you employed through an agency?

I'm sure I heard this a while ago, would like to know if it is true or a load of waffle! After 2 years (I think, may be one yr), you become entitled to certain employment rights but there is no entitlement to a permenant contract unless you have applied for a permenant position and been the successful candidate.

Thanks

Hope this helps, I've worked with people who have been on numerous contracts with one company. Often a contract ends then another starts in a different department, can go on for years.
Jules

19lottie82

That's great, thanks Jules

caseydog_2

Hi there,

My understanding is that if you've had a series of uninterrupted fixed term contracts then the position is deemed to be permanent if the contract is renewed after you've been with the employer for four years. It's covered by the Fixed term empolyees less favourable treatment regulations.

CCFC_80

Temporary contracts can go on indefinitely. some people have been employed through an agency with a major employer in my area for over 5 years. The employer prefers to recruit though an agency paying their candidates £7.00 per hour rather then take them on permanentlly paying £11.00 per hour like their existing permanent employees,Wonder why ??? :eek:

SarEl

Could we start off with - what does anyone mean by a temporary contract? What you rights are or may be deepnds on whether you are a "temp" through an agency or on a temporary employee employed directly by an employer.

Evilm

CCFC_80 wrote: »

Temporary contracts can go on indefinitely. some people have been employed through an agency with a major employer in my area for over 5 years. The employer prefers to recruit though an agency paying their candidates £7.00 per hour rather then take them on permanentlly paying £11.00 per hour like their existing permanent employees,Wonder why ??? :eek:

They are probably paying the agency the extra £4 an hour or close to it. Don't forget the employees wage is not what the employer pays the agency.

KiKi

It depends on what contract you have.

If you are through an agency as a 'temp' worker, then no, you have no rights. If you are employed by the employer as a 'temp' on a fixed-term contract, then yes, you have rights after four years to a permanent contract.

However, if you are employed by the employer, on a fixed-term contract, your contract type makes very little difference after the first year anyway , as you have exactly the same rights as a permanent employee, and a non-renewal of your fixed-term contract equates to dismissal.

HTH
KiKi

CCFC_80

Evilm wrote: »

They are probably paying the agency the extra £4 an hour or close to it. Don't forget the employees wage is not what the employer pays the agency.

Doesn't take an Einstein to work that one out, but as you say very nice that over a third of the salary they could potentially earn is going to Middlemen.:eek: