15th August 2012, 09:37 AM
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I'm always amused by people in archaeology (particularly the diggers) who think they've secured a 'permanent' job - just means they get a slightly longer period of notice when the work dries up....I've heard of people being laid-off after only a week on a 'permanent' contract...in one case that was a bit of a b****r since they'd just jacked in what turned out to be 9 months work here (which had been given to someone else in the meantime).
Agree. Some 'permanent' council jobs are only as permanent as long as the work is there and you've managed to survive for over fours years (even on fixed term contracts). Therefore entitiling you to permanent employee rights i.e a redundancy and 3months notice. After two years and it's just statutory redundancy, below that nowt and only one weeks notice. So though they may appear to be more stable jobs, this is not always the case. Though there are indeed many benefits, like supposedly good pension contributions, if one can afford to pay into a pension.