In the context of this legislation, I was employed by RTE in the mid to late 1970s and continued operating on a fixed-term contract on what is known as a rolling term of employment. My contract never exceeded six months over a period of years but was generally of the order of one to three months. At the end of its term the contract was rolled over and I continued to broadcast. However, in the context of the motives behind this legislation there is a cohort of workers in the country for whom this type of employment or this nature of work is not a guarantee. It is at best adventurous and at worst high risk.