Government Plans: Fixed-Term Employment Contracts to Be Allowed for Longer Periods

According to the legislature, permanent employment contracts are supposed to be the norm. Therefore, fixed-term employment contracts are permitted only under certain conditions.
However, the governing coalition in Berlin now intends to make this easier. With its latest reform plans, it intends to expand the use of fixed-term employment contracts: Fixed-term employment contracts without objective justification are to be permitted for a maximum duration of up to 48 months and may be renewed up to six times…