Flexible employment relationship

An employed person with either a fixed-term contract or a flexible number of weekly working hours.

Employed persons with a flexible employment relationship include:
- Temporary employees, with the prospect of permanent employment and fixed hours
- Temporary employees with a contract for one year or more and fixed hours
- Temporary employees for less than one year and fixed hours
- On-call and replacement employees
- Workers hired through temporary employment agencies (temp workers)
- Permanent employees with flexible hours
- Temporary employees with flexible hours

For persons with more than one job or type of employment, figures are based on the job or type of employment that occupies the highest number of hours.

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