No, it's not the same. Laws that are different for "temporary workers" normally require those workers to genuinely be temporary. That means you get laid off wh

No, it's not the same. Laws that are different for "temporary workers" normally require those workers to genuinely be temporary. That means you get laid off when your time is up regardless of whether you are doing a good job or whether the company wants to keep you: unless you are spectacular, your contract ends and it's someone elses turn. In an environment with very liberal labor laws, there is no government enforced "time up". If you're doing good work and the company still needs you, then you still have a job. And as you point out, "permanent" jobs aren't permanent anyway. I can't really see good reasons to have such tight labor laws.