Seanad debates

Thursday, 29 May 2003

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

Equally I am concerned about section 10 which suggests that if an employee enters into the third year of employment on fixed-term contracts, he or she may have only one further renewal. While the intentions may be good, this may result in many employees losing their jobs in year four of their employment. This is not what the European social partners envisaged in the directive when they were drafting the anti-abuse provisions. I request the Minister of State to reconsider this section in light of the provisions of the directive and to ensure there is real employment protection.

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