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Are ‘Budget Restraints’ Sufficient Grounds for Renewing Employees’ Fixed-term Contracts Instead of Offering Them a Permanent Position?

Posted in : First Tuesday Q&A ROI on 5 September 2023
Aoife Brady
A & L Goodbody LLP
Issues covered: Contracts of Employment, Fixed Term Contracts

Employers who frequently deal with fixed term workers will be well accustomed to the obligations surrounding fixed-term contracts and the rights employees under fixed-term contracts are afforded under the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (the Act) with respect to their treatment in comparison to a comparable permanent employee.

In particular, employers are prohibited from renewing employees’ fixed-term contracts on more than two occasions where the duration of the contracts exceeds four years. There is, however, an exception to this rule. Employers may renew a fixed term contract where there are sufficient objective grounds justifying why the employer cannot offer the

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Aoife Brady
A & L Goodbody LLP

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