Casual Employees (Hansard, 17 July 1997)

HC Deb 17 July 1997 vol 298 c321W 321W

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to eliminate the category of casual employee. [7925]

§ Mr. Spellar
No. Recruitment to posts in the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Recruitment Code which permits the recruitment of staff on permanent, short term or casual contracts. This depends on the nature of the employment offered. Where a job is clearly temporary, or there is genuine uncertainty about work requirements, casual appointments for periods of up to 12 months are permitted.