What are the requirements for the term of a labor contract?

Pursuant to Art. 23 of the Labor Standards Act, it stipulates that ‘the term of a labor contract shall not exceed one year, except in cases where there is no fixed term or where there is an otherwise fixed term as deemed necessary for the completion of a certain project.’

– A contract without a fixed term is permitted.
– If a term is fixed, the term cannot exceed one year.
– In exceptional cases, a contract exceeding one year is accepted, if the term is needed
to complete a certain project.

The term of employment concludes with the expiration of the contract. But if the worker has the intention of renewing the contract and if it became a usual practice and the employer has no specific reasons not to renew the contract, the renewal of the contract cannot be rejected.