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Fixed-term contract

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCommon term

In human resources, fixed-term contract means: An employment contract that ends on a set date or when a specific project or task is finished, for example to cover someone's maternity leave.

In Turkish: belirli süreli iş sözleşmesi, süreli sözleşme

How it is used

Common for maternity cover, seasonal work and projects. Contracts are renewed or extended. In many countries, repeated fixed-term contracts without a good reason can legally become a permanent one.

Example sentences

  1. It's a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover Sarah's maternity leave.

  2. His fixed-term contract ends in June, but we hope to extend it.

Common collocations

  • on a fixed-term contract
  • renew a fixed-term contract
  • 12-month fixed-term contract
  • fixed-term employee
  • permanent contractAn employment contract with no end date, which continues until the employee leaves or the employer ends it for a lawful reason.
  • employment contractA legal agreement between an employer and an employee that sets out the job, pay, working hours, holidays and other terms of work.
  • maternity leaveTime off work that a woman takes before and after having a baby, with the right to return to her job and, in many countries, some pay.
  • terminationThe ending of an employment contract, usually by the employer, but in a wider sense for any reason, including resignation or the end of a fixed term.

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