Publication - Advice and guidance

Fixed-term contracts: NHSScotland PIN policy

Published: 1 April 2012
Directorate: Health Workforce Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781780456324

This Partnership Information Network (PIN) policy aims to ensure that fixed-term contracts are only used where necessary and appropriate, and that (unless objectively justified) those employed on fixed-term contracts are treated no less favourably than permanent employees.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Scotland/NHSQuality/QualityStrategy

2 Nottingham University Business School, 2011. Evaluating Labour-Management Partnership in NHSScotland: first-findings.

3 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

4 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/7/contents

5 http://www.msg.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/Agenda-for-Change-Handbook-Master-Scottish-Copy-Amendment-24.pdf

6 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

7 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

8 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

9 http://www.msg.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/Agenda-for-Change-Handbook-Master-Scottish-Copy-Amendment-24.pdf

10 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2034/contents/made

11 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

12 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2034/contents/made

13 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/contents

14 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/7/contents

15 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

16 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

17 This return now supersedes the information required by MEL (1999) 28

18 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/7/contents

19 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

20 http://www.msg.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/Agenda-for-Change-Handbook-Master-Scottish-Copy-Amendment-24.pdf

21 http://www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk

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