current provisions of the law. At the same time, the legal review revealed the need to regu­late internships in a broader context. Among them, it is necessary to regulate the principle of internship in terms of public service. It is also important to consider the principle of internship in the higher and vocational education system as well as the implementation of employment and education policy. RECOMMENDATIONS The legislation should ensure that all work-based learning is regulated comprehensively across all relevant legislative and policy frameworks, including the civil service, higher and vocational education, and employment. The legislation should ensure the gradual restriction of unpaid internships and set stan­dards for internship pay. 3.2 Fixed-term employment contract Legal Review Under the 2020 Labour Law Reform certain important aspects related to employment con­tracts are now regulated differently. However, some issues remain in relation to the ground for the conclusion of the fixed-term employment contract. According to Article 12(3) of the labour Code, “except when the duration of an employment agreement is 1 year or longer, an em­ployment agreement shall only be concluded for a fixed term if one of the following circumstances is present: a) a specific amount of work is to be performed; b) seasonal work is to be performed; c) the amount of work has temporarily increased; d) an employee being temporarily absent from work due to suspended labour rela­tions is being replaced; e) the employment agreement provides for the subsidizing of wages as defined in the Law of Georgia on Facilitating Employment; f) other objective circumstances justifying the conclusion of an employment agree­ment for a fixed term.” It is observed that, when the period of a labour relationship does not exceed one year, a fixed­term employment contract may be concluded only in the concrete cases listed above. Howev­40