A fixed-term employee may be treated in a less favourable manner than a comparable permanent employee where such treatment can be justified on objective grounds.  An objective ground means a reason which is based on something other than the status of the employee as a fixed-term employee. The less favourable treatment must also be for the purpose of achieving a legitimate objective of the employer and such treatment is necessary for that purpose

 

A fixed-term employee can be treated less favourably than a comparable permanent employee in relation to any pension scheme or arrangement when his/her normal hours of work constitutes less than 20 per cent of the normal hours of work of the comparable permanent employee.