Brussels, 27/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - Recurring or even permanent need for replacement staff may constitute an “objective reason” that can justify repeated renewal of fixed-term employment contracts for this staff, the Court of Justice ruled in its judgment in Case C-586/10 handed down on 26 January.
The matter was referred to the Court by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Federal Labour Court, Germany) which was hearing a case between Ms Bianca Kücük and her employer. Kücük, having been...