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Citation
(1999), "European Directive on fixed-term work", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 23 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/jeit.1999.00323hab.017
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
European Directive on fixed-term work
European Directive on fixed-term work
Keywords: European Union, Improvement, Employment
A Directive to improve the quality of fixed-term employment has been proposed by the European Commission. It would put into EU law a voluntary agreement signed by European-level employers' and trade union organizations in March this year. It aims to ensure that people working on fixed-term contracts are not discriminated against (in relation to permanent employees). It also establishes an EU framework to prevent abuse arising from the use of successive fixed-term contracts or relationships.