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How long may a fixed-term employment last?

A special fixed-term contract converts to permanent employment once it has lasted more than twelve months in total over a five-year period. A substitute contract converts after more than two years.

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  • Source reference registered, source text not re-verified

    SFS 1982:80

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  • Source reference registered, source text not re-verified

    CELEX 32019L1152

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What the source says

  • Section 5 a: a special fixed-term contract converts to permanent employment after more than twelve months in total.
  • Section 5 a: a substitute contract converts after more than two years in total over five years.
  • Section 2: the rules are semi-mandatory, a collective agreement may set other periods.

Source rows

For the employer · How the employer puts the question

Count total time across all contracts, not per contract, and check any deviating periods in the collective agreement before extending.

For the employee · How the employee puts the question

Check how many days have actually been counted, the conversion happens automatically once the limit is passed.

Next step

Read the conversion rule together with the transparent and predictable working conditions directive.

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The rows reproduce what the source says. They are not legal advice, and applying them to a specific case is the reader's or their counsel's decision.

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