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  • 29-10-2015 3:13pm
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    LegacyUser
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    Hi there.

    I was just wondering if anyone has info/experience/advice regarding fixed term contracts.

    My situation is: I was given a 10 month contract through an agency to work for an employer. My 10 months has finished now and they have extended the contract by 4 months.

    So I'm wondering what options will I have when the extension ends. My supervisor has assured me he is trying his best to get me a permanent contract with the company but cannot promise anything.

    Is there any obligations/laws/rules for the company to employ me full time after the extension or can they just offer me another extension for whatever months


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    Stheno
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    You can work on fixed term contracts for up to four years, after which an employer has to give you a contract of unlimited duration.

    Are you being paid by the agency or the employer?

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/contracts_of_employment/fixed_term_or_specified_purpose_contracts.html


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    LegacyUser
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    Ah okay, thanks for the link and info.

    So pretty much they can keep offering contract extensions? Any idea why the would only offer 4 months extension at a time?

    I'm currently being paid by the agency, does that make a difference?


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    Bandana boy
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    There is usually a fee to be paid to the agency if they want to hire you permanently ,so they will only incur this charge if they are 100% confident they need the role for a sustained period of time.

    As to why 4 months , they probably have some more information that will be available in the next 4 months that will enable them to make a decision about you long term.

    This could be the situation about an employee on leave returning , a contract with a client due for renewal etc.

    I know some companies have a policy that a % of workforce must be temporary to allow for flexing costs with Demand


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    Mrs OBumble
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    Curios_George wrote: »
    Ah okay, thanks for the link and info.

    So pretty much they can keep offering contract extensions? Any idea why the would only offer 4 months extension at a time?

    I'm currently being paid by the agency, does that make a difference?

    If the sum of your extensions reaches four years, then you become a permanent employee - of the agency not of their client.

    The client can still end the contract with little notice, the only difference is that agency need to make you redundant.


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