On 21 October, Germany’s Bundestag voted on a law governing temporary work. The bill, which has been discussed at length by conservatives and social democrats within the government, is aimed at limiting abuse in the area of temporary work and service provision contracts. The text represents an amendment of a previous law on temporary work and will come into force in March 2017. Under the law, a temporary worker can work for a maximum of nine months (compared to twelve currently) before they must be paid the same as employees on permanent contracts. European works councils will be afforded new information rights, namely knowing the nature of all employee contracts within a company.
Preventing abuse without damaging temporary work. The bill – on which the parties in Germany’s grand coalition, the CDU and the SPD, voted on Friday – seeks to prevent abuse of temporary work arrangements, for example giving work to the person asking for the lowest salary or using temporary staff for when strike action is taking place. This said, it is hoped that this aim can be achieved without damaging a form of employment which appears to play a key part in the reintegration of unemployed pe
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