Third fixed-term contract before EU accession automatically converts to indefinite term regardless of subsequent law suspension.

The Supreme Court reversed the lower court's decision, ruling that the third fixed-term contract automatically converted to an indefinite-term contract upon signing. The employer argued that a temporary suspension of this conversion rule should apply retroactively to negate the effect of the earlier contract. The court held that the law change could not alter the legal consequences of a contract already concluded under the previous, more favorable statutory regime.