Common use of TERM CONTRACTS Clause in Contracts

TERM CONTRACTS. (i) The employer may only employ a person on a term contract of employment in the following situations: a) for the life of a specific task or project that has a definable work activity, or b) to perform the duties associated with an externally funded position where the length of the employment depends on the length of the funding, or c) to perform the duties associated with a vacant position until the vacant position is filled on a permanent basis, provided that the duration is not longer than is reasonably necessary to undertake recruitment for the vacant position, or d) to temporarily replace an employee who is on approved leave, secondment, workers compensation, or acting in a different position or working reduced hours under a flexible work and leave arrangement, or e) to undertake training and work as part of an apprenticeship, traineeship or student work experience program in conjunction with an education institution, or f) to trial a new work area, provided that the duration is not longer than is reasonably necessary to trial the new work area, or g) to perform the duties associated with a vacant position during the intervening period between when the employer has made a definite decision to introduce major changes in production, program, organisation structure or technology that are likely to have significant effects on the employment in the vacant position and the date that the changes are implemented; or h) to accommodate time limitations imposed by law or sought by the employee (e.g. visa restrictions); or i) to perform seasonal work (also see subclause 21E(xi) of this Agreement). (ii) Notwithstanding the above, all term contracts of employment entered into prior to 1 November 2010 may continue until the expiry of their fixed or maximum term.