Fraudulent contracting of work : Abusing fixed-term contracts (Belgium, Estonia and Spain)

Employment relations remain defined vis-à-vis the standard employment relationship (permanent, full-time, direct).

The main difference between permanent and fixed-term contracts is the certainty, in the latter employment situation, of the expiry date. This characteristic allows for fixed-term relations to be terminated usually at a lower cost than open-ended contracts, as they are built to end at the expiry of the contract.‘temporary agency work contracts.