The social partners in Spain have signed an agreement to tackle the increasing problem of temporary employment. The ETUC summarises the key points as: a contract becomes permanent if a worker has been on a fixed-term contract in the same enterprise and doing the same job for over 24 months; employer bonuses for four years when target groups (women, youngsters, longer-term unemployed) are offered an open-ended contract and precise definition of and action against illegal posting of workers between firms.
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National agreement to tackle temporary employment
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