Can a fixed term contract worker become a permanent employee?
Under Regulation 8 of the Fixed Term Contract Directive an employee on a fixed-term contract can become a permanent employee if: • The employee is already employed under a fixed-term contract which has previously been renewed; • The employee has been continuously employed on a fixed-term contract for four years or more since 10 July 2002; • The employer cannot objectively justify renewing the last contract, ie the business need is only for a fixed period of time to finish that work which would then disappear.
