A temporary employee, also called a fixed term employee under the Educational Services (Teachers) Award, is an employee who is engaged for a temporary period of time to:
- replace an employee who is on leave or temporarily performing other duties;
- undertake a specified project or task that has a limited period of operation.
This could include temporary employment for a range of reasons including replacing a person on parental leave, long service leave or extended personal leave, or for specific roles such as additional inclusion support employees.