5Under Article 2(2) and (3)of Directive 80/987:2.This Directive is without prejudice to national law as regards the definition of the terms “employee”, “employer”, “pay”, “right conferring immediate entitlement” and “right conferring prospective entitlement”.However, the Member States may not exclude from the scope of this Directive:(a) part-time employees within the meaning of Directive 97/81/EC;(b) workers with a fixed-term contract within the meaning of Directive 1999/70/EC;(c) workers with a temporary employment relationship within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Directive 91/383/EEC.3. Member States may not set a minimum duration for the contract of employment or the employment relationship in order for workers to qualify for claims under this Directive.’
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