Section 7 provides that, generally, a fixed-term employee shall not be treated less favourably than a comparable permanent employee in respect of his or her conditions of employment. Section 7(2) provides that a fixed-term employee may, in respect of a particular condition of employment, be treated less favourably than a comparable permanent employee if that treatment is based on objective grounds. Section 7(3) provides that, except where a different length of service qualification is justified on objective grounds, such a qualification in relation to a particular condition of employment shall be the same for a fixed-term employee as for a comparable permanent employee.