Fixed-term employment contracts for board members do not automatically convert to indefinite terms upon expiration.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee seeking reinstatement after his fixed-term employment contract expired. The lower courts established that the employee, serving as a board member, signed a fixed-term contract which legally transformed into an indefinite-term contract under Article 251 of the Labor Code. The Court rejected the employer's argument that the employee acted in bad faith by knowingly signing a contract that would expire, ruling that the employer must be aware of the mandatory legal consequences of such contracts.