Validity of household-based fixed-term employment contract under the Temporary Employment Act

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) overturned the regional appellate court’s decision and upheld the lower court’s judgment, granting relief to the employee-plaintiff and ordering the employer-defendant to bear the costs of appeal and revision. The dispute concerned the validity of a fixed-term employment contract, specifically challenging whether a limited-term hiring could be justified on household-management grounds (*Haushaltsbefristung*). The decisive legal basis was the court’s determination that the prior appellate judgment violated fundamental procedural requirements by being issued without a statement of facts or reasons, rendering it legally deficient regardless of the substantive outcome on the contract’s validity.