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Task 2: Different Types of Employment Contracts

This document discusses different types of employment contracts: Full-time contracts involve working a minimum number of hours defined by the employer, often with benefits. Fixed-term contracts last a specified period and are regulated to protect employee rights. Agency staff are temporary workers found by employment agencies to meet employer needs. Freelancers, consultants, and contractors are independent professionals who work autonomously and charge hourly rates or fixed prices for their services.

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Task 2: Different Types of Employment Contracts

This document discusses different types of employment contracts: Full-time contracts involve working a minimum number of hours defined by the employer, often with benefits. Fixed-term contracts last a specified period and are regulated to protect employee rights. Agency staff are temporary workers found by employment agencies to meet employer needs. Freelancers, consultants, and contractors are independent professionals who work autonomously and charge hourly rates or fixed prices for their services.

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TASK 2

Different types of employment contracts


Full-time and part-time contracts
Fixed-term contracts
Agency staf
Freelancers, consultants, contractors
Zero hour contracts

Full-time and part time contracts


Full-time employment is employment in which a person works a minimum number of hours
defined as such by the employer. Full-time employment often comes with benefits that are
not typically ofered to part-time, temporary, or flexible workers, such as annual leave, sick
leave, and health insurance.

Fixed-term contracts
A fixed-term contract is a contractual relationship between an employee and an employer
that lasts for a specified period. These contracts are usually regulated by diferent
countries' labour laws, to ensure that employers still fulfil basic labour rights regardless of a
contract's form, particularly unjust dismissal. Generally, fixed-term contracts will
automatically be deemed to have created a permanent contract, subject to the employer's
right to terminate employment on reasonable notice for a good reason.

Agency staff
Temporary work or temporary employment refers to an employment situation where the
working arrangement is limited to a certain period of time based on the needs of the
employing organization. A temporary work agency, temp agency or temporary staffing firm
finds and retains workers.

Freelancers, consultants, contractors


A freelancer is a self-employed worker who completes tasks and projects away from
their clients premises, usually at home. Freelancers charge an hourly rate or fixed
price depending on the project, which is agreed before work commences. The main
diference between contractors and freelancers is that contractors only work for one
client at a time, whereas freelancers will generally work on multiple projects for more
than one client. The amount that freelancers charge for their services will depend on
their area and the work involved.

Consultants are generally self-employed, independent professionals who have


extensive skills, training and knowledge in their field. Consultants assess either whole
businesses or specific areas, then make suggestions and provide advice on how to
make improvements. The consultant will typically not carry out the actual work
themselves, but will show the client how to implement their proposals. Due to the
expertise and skill level required to be a consultant, they can usually command high
rates of pay for their services.

Contractors are also skilled professionals who work for themselves. They are hired by
clients to provide a service or complete a project on a contract basis; the stipulations
of the contract including the rate are agreed before the contractor starts work.
Contractors will work on site at their clients premises and complete their contract for
the designated period of time, although it is not uncommon for contracts to be
extended. Companies favour contractors because they are hired only for the amount
of time that their skills are needed, and the client is not required to pay any employee
benefits such as pension contributions and sick pay. The lack of employee benefits
means that contractors can often negotiate lucrative daily rates.

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