Seanad debates
Thursday, 29 May 2003
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
This means that those working on a fixed-term contract, following three years of renewal, face a hazard similar to that which arises under landlord and tenant law. I refer here to the common practice by which tenants are offered contracts of four years and nine months rather than receiving leases of five years, after which tenants become eligible for permanent lease. There is a danger that a similar practice will become commonplace in the context of part-time employment unless specific measures are taken. I ask the Minister of State to clarify if the Bill contains such measures, as I have not seen them.
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