Definition: Type of contract of employment

Category: Labour market

The following information was collected on the contract: 

 (a) Full- or part-time status and
 (b) Type of employment contract coded to show: 
  - indefinite duration;
  - fixed-term; 
  - apprentice/trainee; 
  - other.
Source:
Eurostat, "Statistics on the structure and distribution of earnings: Methods and definitions", Data 1995, 1998 Edition, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 1999, p.14
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