11Temporary or term employment

11 Temporary or term employment

11 Temporary or term employment

(cf rules 21 & 22 GSE (General) Rules 2014)

(1) The decision to employ a relevant person in temporary or term employment for a period of up to 12 months must be based on either a suitability assessment or a comparative assessment.

(2) The decision to employ a relevant person in temporary or term employment for a period of more than 12 months must be based on a comparative assessment after external advertising.

(3) If a relevant person is employed in temporary or term employment on the basis of a suitability assessment, the person cannot continue in that employment after 12 months unless the person does so on the basis of a comparative assessment. In such a case, action to undertake the additional requirements of a comparative assessment should commence not later than 9 months after the commencement of the person’s temporary or term employment.

(4) The Commissioner may exempt the employment of a relevant person from subrule (3) if the Commissioner determines that the special circumstances of the case justify the exemption.