Reply To: PERIOD OVER WHICH LENGTH OF SERVICE IS CALCULATED

[Anna Peal]

Michael might be right but there is a complexity. Normally, a fixed-term contract does not provide for retrenchment if the employee is retained for the entire term. This is because the contract expires naturally and there is no need for a retrenchment. in the light of this, I do not think that the period of the fixed-term contract should be taken into account in deciding on the severance pay when the employee is retrenched 2 years later.