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Permanent, Fixed term or Temporary?
What is a temporary worker?
A temporary worker is someone employed for a limited period whose job is usually expected by both sides to last for only a short time. Temporary workers may be employed directly by the employer or by private agencies. Agencies recruit, select and sometimes train temporary workers and hire them out to employers.
Temporary workers are sometimes hired on fixed term contracts. A fixed term contract is a contract of employment for a definite period, set in advance. Employment ends when the contract expires and no notice need be given by the employer. Fixed term contracts sometimes provide that they can be ended by notice on either side before the expiry date of the contract. Termination by one side alone, where there is no provision for early termination, may leave the other open to liability for the remainder of the contract. Temporary workers not employed on fixed term contracts also have the same rights to notice of termination as permanent employees.
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