Fixed Term Contract Information Statement

Published by: The Fair Work Ombudsman

As part of the Australian Government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay changes, rules about using fixed term contracts have changed.

New rules apply to the use of fixed term contracts made on or after 6 December 2023. The new rules include a requirement for employers to give any employee they’re engaging on a new fixed term contract a Fixed Term Contract Information Statement (FTCIS). 

Employers must give every employee engaged on a new fixed term contract a copy of the Fixed Term Contract Information Statement when they enter into the contract.

A fixed term employee is an employee who has a contract that terminates at the end of a set period (for example, the contract ends after a set date, period of time or a season).

Click the link here to read more about the changes to the rules of fixed term contracts. The Fixed Term Contract Information statement can also be downloaded below.