A temporary workplace is a place that the employee attends in the performance of the duties of the employment to perform a task of limited duration or for some other temporary purpose. These terms are defined at EIM32075 and EIM32150. The purpose of this definition is to distinguish short-term or temporary workplaces from the long-term or normal workplaces of a continuing employment.

There are two main modifications of the definition of a temporary workplace. These are

• the 24 month rule: a workplace is not a temporary workplace if the employee can expect to work there in a continuous period of work lasting 24 months or more
• the fixed term appointment rule: a workplace is not a temporary workplace if the employee can expect to work there in a continuous period of working lasting for all or almost all of the likely duration of the employment.

There are also a number of less important modifications.

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