THE RIGHT TO TEMPORARY STABILITY OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN IN THE FACE OF A FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Abstract

Maternity protection is one of the fundamental pillars of Labor Law, directly reflecting the constitutional principles of human dignity, gender equality, and the social valorization of work. The present work aims to analyze the right to temporary stability of pregnant women within the scope of fixed-term employment contracts, in the light of the constitutional principles of human dignity, gender equality and maternity protection. The methodology adopted in this research is qualitative, with an exploratory and descriptive approach, based on bibliographic and documentary review. Constitutional provisions, infra-constitutional legislation, international conventions, specialized doctrine and recent jurisprudence of the labor courts, especially the Superior Labor Court (TST), were analyzed.