A fixed-term employee is someone employed on a contract for a defined period. The period may be defined by time (for example, a period of months or years), by reference to the completion of a task, or by reference to a specific event.
Almost a third of employers will be more likely to hire contractors this year after the upcoming changes to IR35 rules to offset any overpayments.
Two academics at Oxford University who were employed on gig-economy style contracts have won a claim over their employee status.
Around two-thirds of research staff at universities are on ‘precarious’ contracts, according to the University and College Union (UCU).
The University of Cumbria has been ordered to pay a marine biologist almost £130,000 after it embarked on a redundancy...
When is it too hot to work? The heatwave has led employers to check their health and safety responsibilities around high temperatures.
Supermarket giant Asda has announced plans to recruit 15,000 temporary workers for the festive period.
Sainsbury’s is set to launch a monumental recruitment drive today (1 October) in order to hire 22,000 workers for the...
Can employers insist their staff have a coronavirus vaccination? What is IR35? Last month's big HR questions answered by XpertHR...
Organisations are opting for the flexibility of temporary workers rather than offering permanent jobs, new data has revealed.
The continuing...
Organisations have spent £1.2 billion on temporary staff to plug skills gaps over the past year, prompting the Open University...
Too often service agreements only attract attention when employers are contemplating dismissal or selling the business. They deserve more attention, writes Dean Fuller.
Student nurses who joined the NHS frontline in paid positions to assist in the fight against the coronavirus have had...
More than a million people fell through the cracks of the government’s coronavirus support schemes for employees and the self-employed....
Pending a review announced by chancellor Sajid Javid, reforms to the IR35 rules are due to be extended to the...
Two-fifths of Britons have turned to agency work, contracting or freelancing during their careers, suggesting a continued shift away from...
