Our latest review of Labour Court decisions looks at three cases brought under The Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003.


Introduction

The Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 has thrown up some interesting cases since it was passed into law almost nine years ago, with a variety of sometimes complex legal arguments put forward to advance or to defend claims. Amongst other measures, the legislation effectively places a cap of four years on the amount of time that an employee can serve under a series of two or more successive fixed term contracts, by entitling a fixed term worker to a contract of indefinite duration when that limit is exceeded. This is subject to the right of the