We employ staff in open competition for upto 11 months, through adverts placed on the web site. Some posts can be for a number of weeks and some upto the full 11 months. However, we say that if a person was on a 10 month contract and the line manager received more funding for a difference project and he wanted to extend or re-employ that person for another 7 months they would need a 3 month gap, otherwise it is seen as continuous. If they do not have the 3 month gap we would then have to pay redundancy and they are entitled to the full employment rights. Is this correct?
Emma Downey
