Fixed-Term Employment Contract: What Is the Minimum Duration in Months?

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Let me ask, in the case of signing a definite-term labor contract, what is the minimum number of months required? Is this stipulated by law?

Section b, Clause 1, Article 20 of the Labor Code of 2019 stipulates:

A fixed-term labor contract is a contract in which the two parties determine the term and the time of termination of the contract's effectiveness within a period not exceeding 36 months from the effective date of the contract.

The Code does not specify the minimum duration of this type of contract. Therefore, the term of the fixed-term labor contract only needs to meet the condition of not exceeding 36 months from the effective date of the contract, and the minimum term can be any duration.

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