Fixed term to permanent interview

restless6

Hello

I work in the NHS on a fixed term contract for the last two and half years
We have just found it the whole team is to be made permanent but each job is now to re advertised to the public, in the interests of fairness

Is this right - as we could all potentially lose our job ?

Any advice please

getmore4less

you have been there over two years.

To not renew the contract would be a redundancy.

if the job still exist they may have a problem recruiting someone else and making you redundant.

it may be local management have decided this as that will be in the guidelines for jobs.
They may not be aware of the issue of not renewing your contracts, check if they have had HR input and understand the potential issue.

restless6

The current fixed term contract is due to expire end of June 2017
So I imagine they just won't renew

This affects a team of 12 as it was set up as a pilot project so no one else is currently doing this job except us

getmore4less

restless6 wrote: »

The current fixed term contract is due to expire end of June 2017
So I imagine they just won't renew

This affects a team of 12 as it was set up as a pilot project so no one else is currently doing this job except us

how can they make you redundant if the jobs will be continuing?

restless6

I don't know ?!

sangie595

So the first stage is that you need to ask the management for the answer. It's kind of obvious, but most people overlook it! We can't give you an explanation for why they have decided this, or what options you may have, based just on the description of what you have been told will happen. We need to hear what the employer says is the reason. There may be an error. There may be a lawful reason. But we can't tell. Ask the employer - the manager, or HR to explain why this is being done. Then if the answer isn't what toy wasn't, come back and there may be advice to consider.

gettingtheresometime

restless6 wrote: »

Hello

I work in the NHS on a fixed term contract for the last two and half years
We have just found it the whole team is to be made permanent but each job is now to re advertised to the public, in the interests of fairness

Is this right - as we could all potentially lose our job ?

Any advice please

Its probably a tick box exercise that wastes everybody's time not to mention the money it will cost

jobbingmusician

I'm surprised no-one has asked this question so far....

Who is your employer? (NHS or not?) The way you have phrased the q suggests you may be working for an agency or subcontractor, so we may be talking about (possible) TUPE..........

restless6

I work for the NHS
It was my manager that told me of these changes

restless6

The manager said because the job was initially advertised as fixed term as it was a pilot project, now it has to be the advertised as it is going to be permanent
She said this means it was unfair on other potential employees who may have been put off by the fixed term
So now it has to go externally again

I was wondering if there was any way we could challenge this but it seems not

getmore4less

I would still go back with the redundancy case(could cost a loads if there are long term NHS people in the positions).

check the policies at your trust on redundancy, redeployment and if those "at risk" get any priority on potentially suitable alternatives.

It seems to be the policy in many trusts those at risk get priority over external and internal candidates for suitable alternative

if the jobs will essentially be the same as your existing ones they will qualify as suitable alternative.