Temp to steady contracts up 45% in 5 mts - INPS

(ANSA) - Rome, July 19 - The number of temp job contracts that were converted into steady ones rose 45% in the first five months of the year, pensions and social security agency INPS said Thursday. The number of new permanent full-time contracts was 70,000 up, the agency said.
    The 45.7% increase was wth respect to the January-May period last year, INPS said.