The European Commission asked some explanations to the Maltese government concerning the non implementation of the fixed-term contracts directive, which forbids to use successive fixed-term contracts in the public sector. If Malta does not change its regulations, the Commission might launch legal action. (Ref. 06941)
The Directive 99/70/EC notably prevents abusing of successive fixed-terms contracts. Following a complaint from a trade union stating that the measures to prevent abuses at the national level do not cover employees in the public sector, the Commission contacted the Maltese authorities. The national authorities replied in March 2006 that the Government had decided to repeal the rules excluding the public sector employees from the measures to prevent abuse. In May 2006, the Commission asked for m
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