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Originally Posted by Chris
It might be legal because of regulations relating to the operation of the Civil Service - as I said, it is well known amongst those of us who do freelancing for the Government that there is an upper limit.
However, the way in which this case was handled was awful.
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There is an upper limit due to civil service policy.
However the civil service is just an employer like everyone else as far as I am concerned unless I see some legal evidence saying otherwise (may be the case but havent found anything saying so yet).
eg. I could have a company policy of the same, every employee temp only max 2 years employment, but if I then give a worker a permanent contract, that policy means nothing. The law would overide me if I tore up the contract stating company policy as reason and I would most likely be forced to re employ the person at a tribunal or give out large compensation.
Company policy doesnt make something legal, eg. if I had a company policy people could deal heroin on my shop floor, it doesnt make it legal.
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Originally Posted by Chris
But a contract is not an absolute document - it is only legal if it is drawn up according to the Law. If the law says that non-Civil Servants may not be offered permanent Civil Service employment, then a permanent contract cannot be legal.
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Thats the if I am on about, however I have looked and not seen anything specific in law that mentions it. Granted I havent looked in detail or maybe not looked in the right place but I have tried to find it.