Unlimited fixed-term contracts

🤝 Fixed-term contracts are subject to limits: a maximum of three contracts and a total of 33 months of employment. However, there are exceptions in which these restrictions do not apply. This applies to situations where the conclusion of the contract is justified by the specifics of the work or results directly from legal regulations.

Exceptions to the limits include contracts concluded:

🔹 To replace an absent employee – the condition is the actual absence of the person being replaced. Such an agreement cannot be concluded when the employee is present but performs other work.

🔹 For occasional and seasonal work - occasional work is short-term and unrelated to the season, while seasonal work depends on a specific period (e.g. ski season). However, work that is performed all year round cannot be considered seasonal, although the demand for it increases in some months.

🔹 For the duration of the term of office – e.g. a contract concluded with a management board member for the duration of his term of office.

🔹 For objective reasons indicated by the employer – e.g. when the implementation of the contract requires the employment of a person with unique qualifications for a specified period of time.

In addition, the limits do not apply to contracts imposed by regulations, e.g. subsidized employment within the framework of public works or emergency works. In each situation, it is important that the contract actually meets the periodic demand.