Generally speaking, as long as the internship period has passed, you can definitely become a contract worker and sign a new contract.
According to the Notice of the Ministry of Labor on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Labor Contract System, it is clearly stipulated that after the expiration of a fixed-term labor contract, if the employer fails to dissolve or renew the labor contract and forms a factual labor relationship, it is deemed to have renewed the labor contract. The employing unit shall negotiate the term of the contract with the laborer in a timely manner and go through the renewal procedures. If losses are caused to laborers, the employing unit shall be liable for compensation according to law.
In addition, the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases also stipulates: "After the expiration of the labor contract, the laborer still works in the original employer, and if the original employer does not raise any objection, it is deemed that both parties have agreed to continue to perform the labor contract under the original conditions. If one party proposes to terminate the labor relationship, the people's court shall support it. " It can be seen that after the expiration of the original labor contract, if both parties have no objection to continuing to implement the wages, welfare standards and working conditions agreed in the original labor contract, it shall be deemed that both parties continue to perform in accordance with the contents agreed in the original labor contract by default.
Upon the expiration of the contract, both parties reach an agreement to terminate the labor contract. According to the provisions of the Labor Contract Law, if the labor relationship is terminated at the expiration of the contract, the employer shall pay the corresponding economic compensation (since 2008). Generally speaking, when a labor contract expires, the company should give a 30-day notice in advance, or pay a certain amount of remuneration, usually one month's salary. In addition, if the employer and the employee dissolve or terminate the labor contract, they shall issue a valid certificate for the employee to dissolve or terminate the labor relationship within 7 days from the date of dissolution or termination of the labor contract. Workers can directly go through the unemployment registration formalities with valid proof materials and receive relevant unemployment insurance benefits.