•Government limits length of fixed term employment contracts
Job Security
Has recently become
the other hot topic
Layoffs
Must consult with
Works Council about layoffs
Must convince labor
court layoffs unavoidable
2004 legislation
applies protections against layoffs and dismissals only to companies with 10
or more employees.Had been 5.Opponents argue makes small companies
reluctant to add workers
Government limits
length of fixed term employment contracts
Still since 1985
legislation created more options for non-standard contracts, they now amount
to about 1/3 of all employment contracts