Position "pending continued funding" - any advice?

Hi all... I am debating whether to accept a position in a different sector. It is a permanent pensionable job but it's status is pending continued funding.

I have no experience of these type of positions so I'm looking for feedback from others who might work in similar circumstances. I know that a lot would depend on the source of the funding (in this case it is directly from a Govt Dept.) but is this 'pending funding' a type of public sector jargon that has a meaning that public sector people recognise ?

I have a lot of commitments (financial and otherwise) and I'm worried about accepting a position that will become extinct in the near future. My real concern is that this 'pending funding' status might be just a tool favoured by employers to ensure that employees are essentially contract staff and that I can expect periods of unemployment in between contracts.

I will, obviously, discuss these points with the employer but I would like to hear from anyone who works in similar circumstances and to hear if they had similar concerns to me before taking such a position.

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To be honest I would be wary, I worked with a company that offered a simular arrangement. And yes I was permanent while that funding was in place, the problem was that very often there were issues about funding extensions and stuff..

Some of these positions are for a set period e.g. 5 years...

You need to find out what will happen if funding does not come in to effect - a friend of mine worked for a company that has closed down because of such a problem.

Also I have heard of people being hired, and a few weeks later were let go because the funding didn't come through - same company that my friend worked in different funding application..

gianni said:

H....My real concern is that this 'pending funding' status might be just a tool favoured by employers to ensure that employees are essentially contract staff and that I can expect periods of unemployment in between contracts....

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IMO thats it exactly. The funding issues may be geniune but that the effect of it on the employee. There job might just end once the funding is gone.