The company has 90 staff, almost all on short-term contracts.

这家公司有90名员工，几乎全部签的是短期合同。

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Workers on short-term contracts were the first to lose their jobs when recession hit.

萧条来袭时，临时工是最先受到伤害的人群。

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Some will start leasing the tools of their trade on short-term contracts. Others will simply buy instead of lease, predicts Deloitte, an accounting firm.

据德勤会计师事务所预测，一些企业会以短期合约模式租借必要的生产工具，另一些则干脆以买代租。

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they tend to prefer to bring people on for short-term contracts,

他们都通常喜欢雇佣短期合同工，

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France's notoriously burdensome labour regulations deter hiring full-time workers and ensure a strong demand for staff on short-term contracts.

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In France, 86% of newly hired people are now on short-term contracts.

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Management have also said that it has been difficult to maintain productivity when at times up to 1, 000 workers are brought in on short-term contracts.

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