The Court of Justice seldom had the occasion to interpret the directive on fixed-term contracts. Giving its opinion on a case involving Greek law, the judges of Luxembourg have just set limits to the freedom of appreciation Member States had when it comes to defining the conditions under which the use of successive fixed-term contracts can be allowed. (Réf. 06686)
Employees hired several times under a fixed-term contract by a public sector employer asked for their contract to be converted into a permanent one. This case gives the Court of Justice the opportunity, via a prejudicial question, to deliver its interpretation on the outline agreement concluded by the European social partners on fixed-term contracts, transformed into a directive. This directive sets the principle of equal treatment between permanent and temporary employees. It also restricts th
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