A Guide to Fixed-Term Contracts in Ireland
Posted in : First Tuesday Q&A ROI on 6 August 2018
Ciaran Ahern
A&L Goodbody
This month, Ciarán Ahern, Associate with A&L Goodbody's Employment Group, has provided answers to some of your questions on fixed-term workers.
- When is the use of a fixed-term contract appropriate?
- What considerations need to be made when renewing a fixed-term contract?
- When can a fixed-term contract be deemed to be a contract of indefinite duration?
- What are the objective justifications for not offering a contract of indefinite duration?
- Can an employee bring an unfair dismissal claim on the non-renewal of a fixed-term contract?
- What protections are afforded to fixed-term workers?
- Is there a restriction on the length of a fixed-term contract?
- Can you dismiss an employee prior to
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Ciaran Ahern
A&L Goodbody
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