Article 59
(1) A work agreement for a specified period of time can only be made for a certain job, which, because of
the type and nature of the job, will finish in a specified period of time, that is:
a. Work to be performed and completed at one go or work which is temporary by nature;
b. Work whose completion is estimated at a period of time which is not too long and no
longer than 3 (three) years;
c. Seasonal work; or
d. Work that is related to a new product, a new [type of] activity or an additional product
that is still in the experimental stage or try-out phase.
(2) A work agreement for a specified period of time cannot be made for jobs that are permanent by nature.
(3) A work agreement for a specified period of time can be extended or renewed.
(4) A work agreement for a specified period of time may be made for a period of no longer than 2 (two)
years and may only be extended one time for another period that is not longer than 1 (one) year.
(5) Entrepreneurs who intend to extend work agreements for a specified period of time they have with
their workers/ labourers shall notify the said workers/ labourers of the intention in writing within a
period of no later than 7 (seven) days prior to the expiration of the work agreements.
(6) The renewal of a work agreement for a specified period of time may only be made after a period of 30
(thirty) days is over since the work agreement for a specified period of employment comes to an end;
the renewal of a work agreement for a specified period of time may only be made 1 (one) time [once]
and for a period of no longer than 2 (two) years.
(7) Any work agreement for a specified period of time that does not fulfill the requirements referred to
under subsection (1), subsection (2), subsection (4), subsection (5) and subsection (6) shall, by law,
become a work agreement for an unspecified period of time.
(8) Other matters that have not been regulated under this article shall be further determined and specified
with a Ministerial Decision.