... on my actual contract - what implications does this have?
I started work 1 July 2013 in a very small p/t role (Local Authority job). After some weeks they finally sent out my contract, and among other errors, the contract apparently ends 29 June 2014. The other errors have been corrected, but the contract length has remained the same.
Throughout the advertising, interview and job offer process the post has been referred to as 'one year fixed term contract'. I assumed that a year would cover 365 days, and am slightly nervous that this truncated contract may mean they can exploit employment law loop holes.
I have queried it with my manager, who raised it with her line manager - but the response is 'I don't know what she means', and the business has been quietly dropped. (I still haven't signed and returned the contract) I don't want to be pushy if it doesn't make any material difference to me - but the LA are effectively selling the service I work in to a private company in the coming year. Come March next year I will be (hopefully, details have yet to be agreed) working for another employer. With such big changes on the horizon I really want to know where I stand - does anyone have any experience/knowledge in this field?
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When a 1yr fixed term contract is not a 1yr fixed term contract...
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SpinCycle · 23/10/2013 21:45
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