1. The" new" short-term contract working is a conjuncturally specific phenomenon which will recede in importance as the pressures which have induced its appearance weaken. BNC
2. Short-term contract working in its traditional form has not been a subject of substantial political or academic concern, but questions have been asked as to whether the" new" short-term contract working in manufacturing is displacing regular working or undermining the conditions of the regular labour force. BNC
3. The practices of organisations in all of the sectors studied suggest that fixed-term contracts are by no means the only way in which short-term contract workers can be recruited. BNC