When might a fixed term contract be deemed a contract of indefinite duration?
Published on: 11/08/2015
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Case

National University of Ireland Maynooth v Dr Jennifer Wood (Labour Court, Determination No. FTD/1511)

Background

Dr Wood commenced employment with National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUI Maynooth) in September 2006. She was engaged on seven written contracts of employment for each academic year thereafter until Dr Wood was made redundant following the completion of her seventh contract on 31st May 2013. For completeness, there was no written contract provided to Dr Wood for the academic year September 2008 to August 2009.

Dr Wood claimed that she was entitled to a CID “by operation of law” from the 1st September 2010 following the completion of her fourth year of service.

The Law

The Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 11/08/2015
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