These are all partial victories: temporary contracts for people to be housed in London's private rental sector.
Ogur Özalp, a 32-year-old from the town of Schwalmstadt, about 70 miles north of Frankfurt, worked on temporary contracts for six years at an auto industry supplier, where he inspected brake parts.
In 2007 nearly 100 workers who had been continuously employed on temporary contracts for more than five years were sacked without notice; their request to speak to the company's directors was denied, and the factory gates were locked against them.
However, firms are not allowed to use temporary contracts for more than 20% of the workforce.
In Slovenia, the 2013 reform limited the time for which an employer can use temporary contracts for a specific job to 2 years.
Currently, university employment on temporary contracts for scientific employees is limited to 5 years after the successful awarding of the Ph.D. degree.
Scientists whose contracts as scientific or artistic assistants are due to expire and who have already reached the maximum term limit are eligible for temporary contracts for up to 3 years as a transitional measure.
The Italian government has created 1000 new research jobs across universities and research institutes in its 2016 budget, but some scientists fear most of the new posts will be awarded to those who have been on temporary contracts for a long time, rather than on the basis of merit.
After two or three rather informal discussions, Organon gave me a temporary contract, initially for 3 months, but it was soon extended to 1 year in total.
Indicators measuring the stringency of EPL have been developed by the OECD, which capture the most important features of regulation, both for regular and temporary contracts and for collective dismissals, for most OECD countries since the eighties.
