WRC rejects Stephanie McArdle’s fixed-term work complaint

A WRC adjudication officer found that Stephanie McArdle’s fixed-term work complaint against Tempowell Ltd was not well founded in a decision dated 11 October 2024. The officer ruled that McArdle had not been employed on a fixed-term contract, placing her outside the scope of the law. McArdle said she accepted an Assistant Director of Nursing role believing it was permanent, but was later told the post would be eliminated and offered a return to a nursing manager role she considered a demotion. Tempowell said the role was intended to be permanent and that it had offered her a return to her original position. The officer accepted McArdle’s account as bona fide but found the law did not cover her circumstances.