temporary contracts

Limited duration employment

Temporary contracts are employment agreements with a defined end date or limited duration, as opposed to permanent positions.

They're common for seasonal work, project-based roles, or filling in for absent employees.

Workers on temporary contracts often have fewer benefits and less job security: She's been stringing together temporary contracts for two years hoping for a permanent offer.

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fixed-term · interim · casual · agency · probation · trial period · renewable · expiring · precarious · flexible · hourly · project-based · stint · assignment · zero-hours · termination · pink slip · renewal

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duration/permanence

temporary contractspermanent employment

Ongoing work with no termination date

tenure · union jobs · at-will employment

employment stability

temporary contractsjob security

Protected employment status

commitment level

temporary contractspermanent staff

Non-temporary workforce

apprenticeships · internships

Family

temporary, contracts, temp, temporal, temporality, temporally, temporariness, contemporaneous, contemporary

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