Public sector unions are campaigning to get local authorities to agree not to take advantage of the new Work Environment Act which relaxes rules on the use of temporary contracts. So far over 40 local authorities have made the commitment and it has also become an issue in local elections with social democratic and other parties saying they will also ignore the new law if they win power.
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Unions campaign to get local authorities to reject temporary worker law
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