Unfortunately,some employers use the fixed term contract as a means to save money by denying an employee the opportunity of pension/provident fund benefits and medical aid benefits. Moreover, if a fixed term employee is retrenched, he or she can be denied their severance pay. Workers don’t count as fixed-term employees if they: 1  have a contract with an agency rather than the company they’re working for. 2  are a student or trainee on a work-experience placement. 3  are working under a ‘contract of apprenticeship 4  ’. are a member of the armed forces. Many employers utilize the Fixed Term Contract purely as a means of evading their statutory obligations in terms of the BCEA and the LRA and the EEA, and also to save money by denying the employee the opportunity of pension/provident fund benefits and also medical aid benefits. Where an employee is on a fixed-term agreement of less than 12 months, the entitlement and payment for annual holidays is calculated differently. The Employment Relations Act 2000 allows for fixed-term employment agreements if, on appointment, there is a genuine reason for the fixed term. Examples of genuine reasons: A fixed term contract of employment is similiar to a contract of permanent employment. The difference is that the fixed term contract will stipulate a starting date and an ending date. The duration of the contract is clearly specified between employer and employee. Fixed-term employees. Employers can offer fixed-term employment if: 1  there are genuine reasons-like seasonal work, project work, or where the employee is filling in for a permanent employee on leave. What counts as a fixed-term contract. Employees are on a fixed-term contract if both of the following apply: 1  they have an employment contract with the organisation they work for. 2  their contract ends on a particular date, or on completion of a specific task, eg a project.
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