How Many Times Can a Fixed-Term Labor Contract Be Signed?

In accordance with Clause 1 and Point c, Clause 2, Article 20 of the 2019 Labor Code, it is stipulated:

- An employment contract must be concluded in one of the following forms:

+ An indefinite-term employment contract is a contract in which both parties do not specify the term, the time of termination of the contract’s validity;

+ A fixed-term employment contract is a contract in which both parties specify the term, the time of termination of the contract’s validity within a period not exceeding 36 months from the effective date of the contract.

- In the case where the two parties enter into a new fixed-term employment contract, it is allowed to sign such a contract only once more. After that, if the employee continues to work, an indefinite-term employment contract must be concluded, except for employment contracts with employees hired as directors in state-owned enterprises and cases stipulated in Clause 1, Article 149, Clause 2, Article 151 and Clause 4, Article 177 of this Code.

=> Thus, according to the above provisions, a fixed-term employment contract can be signed with a minimum duration that is not limited and a maximum duration not exceeding 36 months. And if a fixed-term employment contract is signed with an employee, it can be signed a maximum of 2 times.

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