41However, reliance on the mere temporary nature of the employment of staff employed under a public law contract, such as Mr Ustariz Aróstegui, does not meet those requirements and is therefore not, of itself, capable of constituting an objective ground within the meaning of clause 4(1) of the Framework Agreement. If the mere temporary nature of an employment relationship were to be held to be sufficient to justify a difference in treatment between fixed-term workers and permanent workers, the objectives of Directive 1999/70 and the Framework Agreement would be rendered meaningless and it would be tantamount to perpetuating a situation that is disadvantageous to fixed-term workers (judgment of 8 September 2011, Rosado Santana, C‑177/10, EU:C:2011:557, paragraph 74 and the case-law cited).
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