Information for employers using seasonal jobs:

Do you make use of seasonal workers? The contract you occlude with seasonal workers, is a variant of a permanent contract. This type of temporary employment mainly appears in the hospitality industry and in the agricultural sector. A contract for seasonal work is a normal employment contract. All rules from employments laws apply also for seasonal workers. The duration of season jobs is difficult to determine. Best way is to determine an end date. A seasonal worker is one who does temporarily work for a couple of months ( season). Examples include some seasonal jobs in agriculture and some seasonal jobs in the hospitality industry (e.g. ice cream or beach tents in the summer). In Australia, the fruit-picking industry employed many seasonal workers, half of these workers come from Eastern Europe.

What is seasonal jobs:

<< Temporarily;

<< Linked to a particular season, and;

<< Requires little training time;

Seasonal jobs abroad has several advantages:

<< Earn some extra money;

<< It's attractive and instructive to stay for a short time in another country (culture, surroundings);

Help & preparation for your seasonal jobs:

<< Before you leave to another country for seasonal jobs try to get a written agreement of the employer, preferably by fax or e-mail. This is certainly indicated on your resume. A contract by mail takes much longer. Often too long;

<< Make agreements about the start and end dates, the weekly amount of contract hours, arrangements for overtime, food and accommodation (free or not), free days, salary paid by bank account ?;

<< Think in advance about the easiest, fastest or cheapest way to travel to another country: car, train, bus (Eurolines - Ecolines), plane, taxi stop;