Depends on what your contract says, but otherwise they only have statutory
rights under the national scheme (which are pretty minimal). After two years
they are assumed to have a contract with you. It also depends on whether
their employment is continuous.
I would consult your HAs Human Resources people.
Andrew
Dr. Andrew N. Herd MRCGP [log in to unmask]
Family Physician, Medical Adviser to Durham Health Authority
Lecturer in Primary Care, Durham University
Medical Editor, Practice Computing
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From: PTBromley <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 17 March 1998 00:22
Subject: Locums and entitlements
>This year, we set 2 female locums on to do surgeries on a semi-permanent
basis
>- 1 doing 1 day per week, and the other 1/2 day - i.e. 2 sessions and 1
>session. No contracts have been offered to them, and the arrangements were
a
>verbal understanding. One is now pregnant (nothing to do with us at the
>practice I hasten to add!!) where do we stand in employment law?? Are they
>entitled now or in the future to holiday/sicknes/maternity leave. Can we
>suggest to the pregnant one that we need to look for someone else. do we
have
>any obligations to them as we would any other employee??
>
>Paul Bromley
>
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