A fixed-term contract is one that ends on a specified date or on the occurrence of a particular event such as the loss of funding or the completion of a task.
A staff member who is employed temporarily to replace an absent member of staff should be employed on a fixed-term contract. The termination of the contract is automatic and ends when the regular postholder returns. Neither party needs to give notice.
Further guidance about our procedures is available below.
If you have four years' service with the University and at least one contract renewal, you may request your fixed term contract is made permanent. This is subject to certain conditions and objective justification criteria.
Click on the link 'Request for permanency' below for more information.