Permanent employment
Permanent employment is a type of employment contract in which the limits of service are not established, which means that the contract does not have a duration. Although there are different definitions depending on the country or culture in which one lives, the following words sum it up perfectly; “workers who work all year and have an expectation of continuing employment” [1].
Permanent employment belongs to a group of employment contract types. According to the Spanish SEPE (Servicio de Empleo Publico), there are three other types of employment contracts[2]: temporary contract jobs, training and apprenticeship contract jobs and trainee contract jobs. It could be said that temporary contracts are at the other end of the spectrum from permanent contracts, which is why it is necessary to define them. As mentioned above, in contrast to permanent employment, temporary employment establishes an end date in an established relationship between the employer and the employee. “Temporary work may cover many types of employment including seasonal, contract, casual, fixed-term, etc."[3]. Nowadays, this type of work is directly related to job insecurity.
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References
- Allan, C., Brosnan, P. & Walsh, P. (1998), Non-standard working-time arrangements in Australia and New Zealand. International Journal of Manpower, 19(4).
- Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (2022). Guia de contratos.
- Webber, D. J., Pacheco, G., & Page, D. (2015), Temporary versus permanent employment: Does health matter?. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 18(2).
Author: Iñigo Arin
