EU’s planned limit on fixed-term contracts ‘unworkable’

Proposed threshold fails to take account of funding challenges facing universities, sector groups say

Published on
November 17, 2023
Last updated
November 17, 2023
Emily Dixon
A 1901c Renault being pushed up a hill after breaking down during the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run to illustrate EU’s planned limit on fixed-term contracts ‘unworkable’
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