In the last few years, the labor market of the Republic of Croatia has been marked by a low employment rate, shortage, outflow of labor, high youth unemployment, and even worker dissatisfaction. Due to the relatively unfavorable economic situation, which is more pronounced due to the emergence of COVID-19, employers are forced and much more inclined to enter into fixed-term employment contracts with workers, although the legislator himself treats this type of contract as an exception and not as a rule. The fixed-term employment contract itself is not a favorable solution for Croatian workers because it does not provide them with sufficient existential security. Getting up every morning with worries about when they will work or when they will receive a salary that is their main source of income puts additional pressure on workers, not to mention other problems that include approving housing and other loans, which would solve their higher living expenses, all under much more difficult conditions. On the other hand, it is not easy for employers either, because they are not sure when due to the new situation caused by the pandemic or the increase in the prices of raw materials, the volume of production and profit may decrease. Due to different burdens for businesses, workers with fixed-term contracts are usually the first to suffer the consequences and get fired in case of economic stagnation, but they are also the first to be employed in the recovery of the economy from such cycles. Young people, women, people from rural areas, people with disabilities, and people aged 50 and over are particularly vulnerable groups of workers. As a young person before graduation, I decided to research a fixed-term employment contract in my undergraduate thesis because it is crucial for me to know the conditions under which I will be able to be employed and work, and especially in which situations employers are allowed to enter into this type of contract.