Whilst legal, I think my employer is BU?

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Fixed term contract due to end beginning of April. I’ve been there less than 2 years, it was an 18 month deal. The company employs me but my role is funded by a company who I’m contracted to and whose offices I work out of, and who’s have told me they want to keep my role going for at least another 2 years, and they have funding for that. All feedback I’ve received about my work is positive.
I asked my employer what happens next and have been told that there’s no certainty for me yet as others they employ (who do very similar roles for different contractors) haven’t had their funding extended beyond May, and that it’s too early to give me an answer.
I do understand (they would require redundancy and I’m on one weeks notice) but it’s like living in limbo and feels, to me, quite unfair and not very professional?!

So the sponsor of your role says they want it to continue for two years. But it isn't necessarily you that'll be doing it as you are just one of many. Your contract finished and then presumably you plus others could be in the running to work with this sponsor in future?

But you know your contract is over. The position of the sponsor isn't an indication you'll definitely get another job with them. And the employer can't make any decision on it if other sponsors have yet to commit to further work.

It's an FTC. You signed it. They have fulfilled it. You rightly have no idea what's going on with other people's contracts. The shortsighted one is you.

You're also coming across as quite entitled. Please don't make any of these comments to your colleagues or the company you have been implanted into - if you do, you will guarantee that your contract will not be extended.

Their preferences will always to be stay employed.

Your ideas are ‘nice’ but they’re not what employment law requires.

Anti poaching pretty much doesn’t apply to fixed term contracts.

You sound quite naive about contracting OP, you might want to look for a permanent role if you’re not happy with the uncertainty!

YABU. It’s a one week notice fixed term contract and they don’t know what’s happening yet. I understand it’s like being in limbo but you don’t have to sit like a duck and wait around for them to decide what your future looks like, you can start looking elsewhere