Brussels, 16/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Fixed-term contracts have to be negotiated on the same basis as open-ended contracts for similar posts. Employment conditions include both remuneration and pension arrangements, says a Court of Justice ruling handed down on 15 April in a case brought by Irish civil servants against their employer - the state. The Court ruling also found against excessive renewal of fixed-term contracts (case C-268/06).
91 Irish civil servants on fixed-term contracts...