sec.155Employment of public service officers on contract for fixed term

### sec.155 Employment of public service officers on contract for fixed term This section applies if the chief executive of a public service entity employs a person, on contract for a fixed term, as a public service officer in the entity. The person must enter into a written contract of employment with the chief executive. However, if the person is employed on a permanent basis in the position immediately before the employment is to be on contract for a fixed term, the person may, but is not required to, enter into a contract with the chief executive relating to the employment. If subsection (3) applies and the person decides not to enter into a contract for a fixed term with the chief executive, the person continues to be employed on a permanent basis without change in the conditions of employment. The person’s overall employment conditions under a contract for a fixed term under this section must not, on balance, be less than the employment conditions to which the person would be entitled if the person were employed on a permanent basis. If there is a dispute between the parties to the contract about the application of subsection (5) , the IRC may hear and decide the dispute. The conditions of the person’s employment are governed by this Act, any relevant directive and the contract. (sec.155-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive of a public service entity employs a person, on contract for a fixed term, as a public service officer in the entity. (sec.155-ssec.2) The person must enter into a written contract of employment with the chief executive. (sec.155-ssec.3) However, if the person is employed on a permanent basis in the position immediately before the employment is to be on contract for a fixed term, the person may, but is not required to, enter into a contract with the chief executive relating to the employment. (sec.155-ssec.4) If subsection (3) applies and the person decides not to enter into a contract for a fixed term with the chief executive, the person continues to be employed on a permanent basis without change in the conditions of employment. (sec.155-ssec.5) The person’s overall employment conditions under a contract for a fixed term under this section must not, on balance, be less than the employment conditions to which the person would be entitled if the person were employed on a permanent basis. (sec.155-ssec.6) If there is a dispute between the parties to the contract about the application of subsection (5) , the IRC may hear and decide the dispute. (sec.155-ssec.7) The conditions of the person’s employment are governed by this Act, any relevant directive and the contract.