These are the most common type of employee. Permanent employees have the full set of employment rights and responsibilities.
A fixed-term (temporary) employee’s employment will end on a specified date or when a particular event occurs. A fixed-term employee might be someone who is brought in to replace another employee on parental leave, to cover a seasonal peak or to complete a project.
Seasonal employment is generally a type of fixed-term employment where the employment agreement says that the work will finish at the end of the season. It’s commonly used in the fruit, vegetable, fishing and meat industries, for example, in a job picking apples when they ripen, after the work is completed.
‘Casual employee’ isn’t defined in employment legislation, but the term is usually used to refer to a situation where the employee has no guaranteed hours of work, no regular pattern of work, and no ongoing expectation of employment.
A contractor is engaged by another party to perform services under a contract for these services. Often this arrangement is of an “as required” nature. i.e. this could be for making a birthday cake or lawn mowing.
*Further Information can be found at https://www.employment.govt.nz/