QUESTION: Contract blues

Subject: QUESTION: Contract blues
From: "Emily A. Thrush" <ETHRUSH -at- MSUVX1 -dot- MEMPHIS -dot- EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 19:14:48 -0600

>From: IN%"jfry -at- ARRAY -dot- CA" "Jacqueline Fry" 27-JAN-1998 17:55:44.74
>Subj: QUESTION: contract blues
>
>Hi.
>
>Here's the details of my problem. I am on contract here, filling in for a
>lady on maternity leave. We're not sure if she's coming back at all. She has
>until early April to decide (apparently this is a "legal" thing. She went on
>leave in late July '97. BTW, my contract ends in the middle of May). I would
>like some assurance that I have a job here if she doesn't come back.
>However, I've been told that that may not happen, because they still need to
>advertise the job (because it would be a 'job vacancy', not just a need for
>a contract to cover for someone on leave). Is this a usual and/or legal
>thing?

Don't know what the laws are in Canada. Here, most state and federal
agencies have to advertise jobs, even if there's a good, internal
candidate. It's an affirmative action thing. But private
companies have to decide for themselves. Still, it shields them
from lawsuits if they can say that they considered all qualified
candidates.

how long have you been there? Maybe they just want more time to
make sure that you are who they want before they make the
commitment.

>Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Has anyone been in a similar
>situation? If so, what happened? Please e-mail me off list, as I realize
>this may not be totally on-topic.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jacqueline Fry
>Documentation Specialist
>Array Systems Computing Inc.
>1120 Finch Avenue West, 8th Floor
>Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 3H7
>Phone: 416-736-0900 ext. 275
>E-mail: jfry -at- array -dot- ca
>
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>
>
>

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