Short Term Labor Contracts

[GisellleDirckx]

The SHTA has been requested by the Minister of Labor to produce a position paper on the use of Short Term Contracts.

In short the position of the SHTA is as follows:

Short Term Contracts continue to be an important employment tool for the business sector on St. Maarten for among others:
o Seasonality
o Specific short term projects

Short Term Contracts are used in many countries and continue to be very useful. The removal of short-term contracts would be difficult and very restrictive to the employment market.

Main Point
Short-term contracts need to continue to exist, however, the abuse of short-term contracts should not be allowed and needs to be controlled by the Labor Department.

Do you agree with this position? Do you believe short term contracts are necessary for the industry to be able to deal with the seasonality of the industry? Do you use short term contracts for other purposes? Do see short term contracts being abused by some employers?

We would really like to hear your comments and experiences in order to make our position paper a comprehensive representation of our members.

If you would prefer to discuss your experience in person, send an e-mail or fax to remain anonymous instead of posting your response, please send it attention Giselle Dirckx.

You can also participate in our online survey by clicking on the following link and answering the 7-question multiple choice questionnaire.

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e27aaxvbf9ix3wa9/start

Thanks for your input.

Kind Regards

The SHTA