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Is this legal?

ali-t
ali-t Posts: 3,815 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
Does anyone know if it is legal to advertise a job as permanent but when it is offered to an internal candidate, it is offered as a fixed term secondment? It doesn't seem very fair but is it legal? Thanks to anyone who can help with any feedback.
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  • Undervalued
    Undervalued Posts: 9,753 Forumite
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    ali-t wrote: »
    Does anyone know if it is legal to advertise a job as permanent but when it is offered to an internal candidate, it is offered as a fixed term secondment? It doesn't seem very fair but is it legal? Thanks to anyone who can help with any feedback.

    Yes, perfectly legal.
  • ali-t
    ali-t Posts: 3,815 Forumite
    Thanks very much, just wanted to check as it seems a bit underhand.
    If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got!
  • Takeaway_Addict
    Takeaway_Addict Posts: 6,538 Forumite
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    ali-t wrote: »
    Does anyone know if it is legal to advertise a job as permanent but when it is offered to an internal candidate, it is offered as a fixed term secondment? It doesn't seem very fair but is it legal? Thanks to anyone who can help with any feedback.
    Seems sensible if the company have any doubts about the internal candidate.
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  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    You don't have to accept the terms on offer.

    In practice it is makes little difference to an existing employee if the job is really temporary you retain your redundancy rights.

    All that has happened by saying it is fixed term is you get more info it might end sooner than you want just like your current job could.
  • Gavin83
    Gavin83 Posts: 8,757 Forumite
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    Consider it a probation, you can't get rid of a long term employee as easy as a new one so a secondment is a way to easily move them back to their previous role should it not work out.
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
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    There are certain sectors (mainly public) where a job has already been promised to an internal candidate. However, they have to go through a formal process including advertising, interviewing etc. It seems that you are actually just part of this 'window dressing'
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