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  • 13-09-2010 7:56pm
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    whocares86
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭


    Can someone be of assistance ,

    I am being employed to work in company for the last 15 months , initially it was for 3 months but every 3 months I keep getting it extend by 3 months . the thing is the company is employing me through a recruitment agency and I am just wondering do I have any rights in terms of sick leave ( I am afraid to ask) and do they not have to make me permanent after so many months or the fact I am not on the companies book but on the recruitment agencies a way around that


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    tinnuvial
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    Whocares, there is no legal provision on any company to provide sick leave in this country. I haven't come across any agency that has a sick leave scheme for temps. The company you are placed with also has no requirement to hire you as a permanent employee. I know people who have worked in the same place for many years as an agency worker. Legally you work for the agency if they are the people paying your salary. The only time you are legally considered to be an employee of the company you do the work for is under unfair dismissals and health and safety legislation (see citizens information).


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,966 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    tinnuvial wrote: »
    The company you are placed with also has no requirement to hire you as a permanent employee. I know people who have worked in the same place for many years as an agency worker. Legally you work for the agency if they are the people paying your salary. The only time you are legally considered to be an employee of the company you do the work for is under unfair dismissals and health and safety legislation (see citizens information).

    If you manage to get to four (I think it's four) years of contract renewals, then you're considered permanent. But it's permanent with the agency, not permanent with their client. So all it means is that if they client stops wanting your services the agency has to either place you elsewhere or make you redundant.


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    Spunk84
    Registered Users Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭Spunk84


    whocares86 wrote: »
    Can someone be of assistance ,

    I am being employed to work in company for the last 15 months , initially it was for 3 months but every 3 months I keep getting it extend by 3 months . the thing is the company is employing me through a recruitment agency and I am just wondering do I have any rights in terms of sick leave ( I am afraid to ask) and do they not have to make me permanent after so many months or the fact I am not on the companies book but on the recruitment agencies a way around that


    If your there 4 years of continous contracts then yes they have to make you permanent.

    Sick leave is even more tricky, because your a agencey worker you may not have all the rights as a normal worker- im not saying the rights you have dont count but i would suggest going to citzens advice first and ask


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