10Maximum period of temporary employment

#### 10 Maximum period of temporary employment 10 Maximum period of temporary employment > > (1) The maximum total period for which a Public Service non-executive employee may be employed in temporary employment in the same Public Service agency is 4 years within any continuous period of 5 years. > > > (1A) Despite subrule (1), a Public Service non-executive employee may be employed in temporary employment in the same Public Service agency for a further period or periods of up to 4 years (the maximum temporary period) if the decision to employ the person for any such further period is based on a comparative assessment after external advertising. The recruitment process should be commenced not later than 3 months before the start of the proposed further period of temporary employment. > > > (1B) If a person is employed under subrule (1A) after a comparative assessment (the initial assessment) for less than the maximum temporary period and the person is subsequently employed for a further period within the maximum temporary period, a further comparative assessment is not required in connection with the decision to employ the person for that further period if— > > > > > (a) the person is to be assigned to the same role as the role to which the person was assigned after the initial assessment, or > > > > > (b) the agency head is satisfied that it is appropriate to rely on the initial assessment for the role to which the person is to be assigned. > > > (2) The period of 4 years referred to in subrule (1) or (1A) may, with the approval of the Commissioner in any particular case, be extended for an additional period of up to 12 months. > > > (3) The Commissioner may determine classes of exceptions to this rule. Any such determination is to be made publicly available on a website provided and maintained by the Commissioner. > > > (4) This rule does not apply to special office temporary employees. > > **rule 10:** Am 2014 (624), Sch 1 \[2\]; 2014 (742), Sch 1 \[5\] \[6\].