LABOR PRECARIOUSNESS: THE TRIAL PERIOD AND FIXED-TERM CONTRACTS

Abstract

The most recent changes to the Labor Law have brought the issue of job insecurity into the news, namely regarding the trial period and fixed-term contracts. This article focuses on the changes brought about by Law No. 93/2019, of September 4 and aims to analyze the likely effectiveness of the measures adopted. To this end, we will briefly analyze the changes to the regime of fixed-term contracts, as well as the changes brought about by the law regarding the trial period. We will give special importance to the changes that affect first-time job seekers and the long-term unemployed, analyzing the constitutionality of the measure that provides for the increase of the trial period for these classes of workers.