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I can't provide any specific laws, but the general objection is that they were hired in bad faith. If I hire 15 people with the intention of firing 5 of them (

• btilly 13y ago
  It depends what you tell them. If you said, "I'm hiring you" and you expected to fire 5, that's a horrible move. But if you told them, "We have a contract for you now, and might have more work later." Now the fact that you're intending to give 10 of them full time jobs is a very nice move! The difference is not just semantics either. If they have other work already, the odds that they accept your first contract will depend on what you told them at the start.
  • derekp7 13y ago
    This can work if there is a large enough pool of quality applicants that are either currently unemployed or are already contractors. If they are contractors, they may not be seeking full time employment (they like the mobility of contracting). But if you want to recruit someone who has a full time job, lots of luck convincing them to leave a good position (or any steady position) for a 6-month contract that "may" turn into a full time job. This is how I was hired at my current job though. I was laid off for a few months, and a contract to hire position opened up. I took it, because it was better than not working -- but I would have never considered it if I was working at the time (they ended making me a permanent offer after 3 weeks, instead of 6 months, and I really like the place, so it ended up working out).