Temporary employment contracts expire after a previously agreed period without the need for further termination. This encourages new hiring.
The Federal Government is seeking to impose restrictions on the existing statutory vehicles for limiting the term of employment contracts. The justification often offered for this move is that the employees concerned perceive the uncertainty inherent in fixed-term contracts as negative.
Senior Economist for Employment and Unemployment
Tel+49 30 27877-124
MailSchaefer.holger@iwkoeln.de
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