Fixed-term contracts and principle of equal treatment in Germany
| Autor | Alexander Sto¨hr |
| Cargo | Research Assistant at the Department of Commercial, Business and Labor Law, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany |
| Páginas | 30-36 |
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FIXED-TERM CONTRACTS AND PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT IN
GERMANY
Alexander Stöhr
Research Assistant at the Department of Commercial, Business and Labor Law,
University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Introduction
Fixed-term contracts are widespread in Germany. The concrete figures differ, depending
on the respective source. According to a study conducted by the Federal Statistical Office,
in 2015, eight percent of the employees worked in jobs with fixed-term contracts.42 This
applies to men (eight percent) and women (nine percent) alike. The number of fixed-term
contracts particularly increased after the controversial labor market reform “Agenda
2010” in 2004. Young people are more often in fixed-term employment. The “official”
data published by the Federal Statistics Office are as follows:
Year
Age from … to … years
Total
25 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
65 +
1991
5,9
8,4
5,0
4,4
4,4
12,8
2003
6,5
12,1
5,4
3,9
4,2
7,2
2005
8,0
15,9
6,7
4,6
4,5
7,7
2015
8,4
17,9
7,6
4,6
3,6
7,3
This fixed-term employment share would be lower than the European Union average
(11,3 percent).43 Others sources suggest a higher fixed-term employment share.
According to a survey carried out by the OECD, 14,4 percent of the German employees
work in jobs with fixed-term contracts.44 A request from the Federal Employment
Ministry has shown that 42 percent of new contracts of employment are fixed-term
contracts.45
42German Federal Statistical Office,
https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/Indikatoren/QualitaetArbeit/Dimension4/4_2_BefristetBeschae
ftigte.html.
43 German Federal Statistical Office, ibid.
44 Quoted from ZEI T online of April 7th, 2015, http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2015-04/arbeitsvertrag-
befristung-arbeitsmarkt.
45Hollstein, Welt online of April 6th, 2014,
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article126625402/Mehr-befristete Arb eitsvertraege-in-
Deutschland.html.
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