A fixed-term employment contract automatically ceases on expiry of the contractual period.
Any suspension of a fixed-term employment contract or any period of protection against dismissal in cases of sickness, in cases of maternity or by reason of a mandate as staff committee member, has no impact on the principle of automatic cessation of the fixed-term employment contract upon expiry of its term.
Also, a fixed-term employment contract also automatically ceases upon expiry of the term if the employer was aware of the employee's pregnancy.