Fixed-term contracts

• Appointing staff on fixed-term contracts  
• Departmental review of fixed-term contracts  
  Each month departments must review the status of staff on fixed-term contracts.
• Extending fixed-term contracts  
  Fixed-term contracts can be extended, but not indefinitely.
• Consulting with staff approaching the end of their contract  
• Redeployment of staff on fixed-term contracts  
  Avoid redundancy situations by seeking redeployment opportunities for staff.
• Redundancy of staff on fixed-term contracts  
  When a contract does come to an end, staff may be eligible for a redundancy payment.
• Resources for staff at risk of redundancy  

Further reading

• Fixed-term contracts policy
• Process map for managing fixed-term contracts ( 96kb download)