Parliament finally adopted, today, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 on Wednesday, the new legislation framing labor relations. Supported by the Presidency of the Republic, text n ° 16/2025 aims to prohibit the subcontracting of the workforce in certain sectors and to drastically restrict the use of fixed-term contracts (CDD).
Before the adoption of the bill as a whole, the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) had taken a decisive stage on Tuesday evening by adopting article 1 of the bill, which deeply redefines the use of fixed -term contracts (CDD).
Adopted to a large majority, this article devotes the indefinite contract (CDI) as the standard in terms of employment. The CDD, often criticized for its abusive use, now becomes the exception, strictly framed by the new text.
From now on, the CDD can only be used in three specific cases: a temporary increase in activity; replacing an employee absent for a legal reason (illness, leave, etc.); Seasonal or similar tasks, linked for example to agricultural or tourist cycles.
Any other use may be considered illegal, with potentially heavy consequences for the employer.
The reform also introduces strict supervision of the trial period, now limited to six months, renewable only once, bringing the maximum duration to twelve months. A measure supposed to avoid abuse while preserving the possibility for the employer to assess the employee.
In plenary session, the Minister of Social Affairs, Issam Lahmar, praised a “major advance” against precariousness. He denounced the prolonged and unjustified use of fixed -term contracts, which have insecurity of employment, particularly among young people and low -skilled workers.
