The first thing to note is that both discontinuous fixed-term contracts and part-time indefinite contracts are types of agreements that are framed within the current labor regulations and which serve employers for respond to their different human resource needs.
Clarified this issue, we can say that both types have to do with job stabilityand this is intermittent in the case of discontinuous fixed-term contracts i continued in the case of part-time contracts.
The recent labor reform of 2022 affects the fact that the forms of temporary employment must be exceptional, extending in return the cases of indefinite employment.
Therefore, discontinuous fixed-term contracts are intended for those companies that do not need the worker continuously throughout the year, but that yes you need it on a recurring basis in certain periods of each exercise.
Going into even more detail, we could even establish up to three subtypes of this contract for issues such as seasonality, those with “certain execution periods” but not having to do with targeted seasonal work or those which refer to “foreseeable” contracts.
Partial but continuous
In the other hand, the employment contract indefinite a partial time has to do with the fact that the worker provides his services on a continuous basis, although for a number of hours a day – or a year – less than the working day of a worker. employee comparable a full time.
At this point, the relevant question is: Can part-time contracts also be discontinuous fixed-term contracts? The answer is that they can be, even if their employment relationship is indefinite.
The fixed-term contract, the fixed-term employment contract (formerly temporary), the discontinuous fixed-term employment contract and the training employment contract are the four main types of contract in force in Spain.