What redundancy rights do fixed-term employees have?
Fixed-term employees have a right to statutory redundancy pay if they have been continuously employed for two years or more. However, if the fixed-term employee is on a contract which has not been renewed or extended since 1 October 2002, and they have signed a waiver clause on that contract, it still applies and they are not entitled to statutory redundancy pay. If the contract was renewed or extended after this date, and the fixed-term employee has at least two years’ continuous service, they will be entitled to statutory redundancy pay and any waiver signed will not stand. Fixed-term employees on task contracts of two years or more have a right to statutory redundancy pay if they are made redundant at the end of their contracts. Fixed-term employees cannot be excluded from the statutory redundancy payments scheme. However, they can be excluded from contractual schemes if this is objectively justified.
