Tag: fixed term

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06 October 2014

UK: Fixed-term employees - employer not liable for less favourable treatment under terms of PHI policy

An employer's policy with an insurer provided that employees received PHI cover after a 26 week qualifying period; however, fixed-term employees were not …
07 November 2012

Europe: Fixed-term employees: claims based on former fixed-term status permitted

Employers should not disadvantage an employee due to their former fixed term status.  The ECJ has ruled that EU law permits employees to bring …
05 March 2012

UK: Collective redundancies - expiry of fixed-term contracts may not count towards threshold

In a surprising judgment, the EAT has ruled that the simple expiry of a fixed-term contract without renewal is a dismissal for a reason "related to the …
03 February 2012

UK: Repeated renewals of fixed term contract - justified if for recurring temporary cover

EU law requires the repeated use of fixed term contracts to be objectively justified.  In Great Britain employees who have been continuously …