Fixed-term employment

A fixed-term employee gets the same hours, wages and benefits as a permanent employee doing the same work, and gratuity in proportion to service.

Fixed-term employment is a contract for a fixed period, made directly by the employer without a contractor.

Hours, wages, allowances and other benefits are not less than those of a permanent worker doing the same or similar work.
The employee is eligible for all statutory benefits in proportion to the period of service.
Gratuity is payable pro rata, without the five-year condition (s. 53 of the SS Code).
The end of a fixed-term contract by its terms is not retrenchment, so no retrenchment compensation is due.

Use the appointment letter in the HR desk with the employment type "Fixed term".

Last reviewed 17-10-2026. General information, not legal advice for a specific case. Check the latest Act, Rules and notifications of the appropriate government before acting.

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