Principio de estabilidad laboral, situación actual del trabajador en el marco normativo aplicable en el Ecuador.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze employment stability in Ecuador during pandemic times and the current situation of workers due to the declaration of the sanitary emergency by COVID-19. As a consequence, the Ecuadorian government took a series of measures which brought about a change in the way workers carry out labor activities, and especially the framework in which employer-worker relations are developed. Both employers and workers had to make decisions about the future of their jobs, affecting directly and mainly the stability and continuity of the employee. The current study was carried out through a bibliographic review in which job stability was analyzed in the current situation experienced in the country as a result of the pandemic. From the methodological point of view, this is a descriptive documentary study, which also examines the legal framework used by the national government in labor matters. To verify this work, official figures issued by government agencies regarding unemployment and its causes were taken into account. In addition, a draft was prepared suggesting the partial modification of Articles 14 and 15 of the Labor Code.