Changes in the phase system

What is changing? 

This change is not an agreement directly resulting from the new CAO, but linked to a legislative amendment that is likely to take effect on January 1, 2027. This concerns the “Law on more security for temporary workers”. The following changes: 

Phase B is shortened from 3 to 2 years. 

The interruption period between two temporary employment contracts is extended from 6 months to 5 years. 

What does this mean in concrete terms? 

Temporary employment contracts have phases A, B, and C, where phase A is the most flexible and phase C is the most permanent form. Phase B is shortened from 3 years to 2 years, but still with the possibility of 6 contracts. The interruption period (for example, during a short break between two temporary employment contracts) for the chain is extended from 6 months to 5 years. This prevents the “resetting” of the phase system (read: that by using an interruption of 6 months or longer, the chain can be restarted) Temporary workers move faster through the shortening of phase B to 2 years (likely from 1-1-2027) to a permanent contract (phase C), creating more job security. For temporary employment contracts in phase B that were concluded under the “old regulation” of three years, that old regulation remains applicable.