Abstract
This article sets its sights on Council Directive 99/70/EC of 28 June 1999, concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work, and its transposition into Spanish Labour Law. The transposition has taken place only recently, through Article 12.2 Royal Decree 5/2006 of 9 June for the Improvement of Growth and Employment, later converted into Act No. 43 of 29 December 2006. This provision amended paragraph 5 of Article 15 of the Workers’ Statute, with a view to prevent abuse arising from the use of successive fixed-term contracts.
