How do I handle short-term or contract employees – people Im taking on for a couple of months or less?
Make it clear in your job offer, and in any written statement, how long the employment is intended to last. Employees who are taken on for less than one month are not entitled to a written statement of terms. However, if you take someone on for more than one month they are entitled to a written statement. The Fixed Term (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2001 are, as the name suggests, aimed at preventing less favourable treatment of fixed term employees. No minimum limit as to what constitutes a fixed term employee has been set, so it could include employees on very short-term contracts. These regulations came into force in October 2002. Be aware that if a temporary worker is employed for long enough (even if the employment is through an agency), he (or she) may be able to claim permanent status, and if so will be entitled to compensation when the employment comes to an end. In addition, if a fixed term worker has his contract renewed, or is re-engaged on a new fixe
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