Indeed, this change will only increase the uncertainty for the staff on an LD contract, who by the time they are offered an IC contract will on average be more

Indeed, this change will only increase the uncertainty for the staff on an LD contract, who by the time they are offered an IC contract will on average be more than 40 years old, quite a long time before knowing whether they can look forward to some long-term stability for themselves and their families. http://cds.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2014/49/Staff%20Association/1972030?ln=en http://cds.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2014/49/Staff%20Asso...