Fixed term employment agreements nzFixed Term Employment Agreement • June 27th, 2020
Contract Type FiledJune 27th, 2020A fixed termagreement specifies that an employee’s contract wil end on a specified date or when a certain event has occurred. A fixed term employee may be needed to cover for another employee on leave, work during a peak period, or complete a particular project. Use our new Employment Agreement Builder (external link) to create a proper fixed-term agreement, including with space to type in a detailed reason for ending the fixed term. Here are two examples: 1. Carter is hired to pick apples in an orchard. His employment agreement states: The reason for it being a fixed term, and finishing at the end of the term, is the employee is being employed to pick apples at . If you don’t put a clause in the employment agreement that explains the fixed termas above, you risk there not being a fixed termat a l. Under the Act, employees are entitled to ignore any assertion by their employer that there is a fixed term to their employment. They can choose to simply keep working beyond the expiry date.