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Contract of employment

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  • 02-02-2012 4:29pm
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    curraghyid
    Registered Users Posts: 345 ✭✭


    Looking for some advice?

    My contract of employment does not state if I am permanent or fixed term.

    There is no reference to the nature of the contract other than my first 6 months are probationary with the view to extend.

    Do I take it that as there is a probationary period that I am working under a 6 month contract.


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    Eoin
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    You need to talk to a solicitor to know for sure I think.


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    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    Before you go to a solicitor, I'm sure your manager or HR representative could advise you on this. It's not like you are asking anything contentious.


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


    curraghyid wrote: »
    Looking for some advice?

    My contract of employment does not state if I am permanent or fixed term.

    There is no reference to the nature of the contract other than my first 6 months are probationary with the view to extend.

    Do I take it that as there is a probationary period that I am working under a 6 month contract.

    Eoin's right that you need a solicitor to be sure.

    But unless a term is specified, then I'd expect it to be a permanent contract. The legal jargon for this is "contract of indefinite duration", but I've never seen this phrase in a contract ... only in ones that were pointing out that they weren't this type.


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