Análisis y crítica del despido ineficaz en el Ecuador.

Abstract

Ineffective layoff is a legal concept in labor law; its goal is to protect the employees and grant them absolute job stability. This concept was introduced to the Ecuadorian constitution in 2015, after a labor law reform. This measure clearly establishes protection only to expectant and new mothers, and to syndicate leaders, leaving the majority of the Ecuadorian workforce without absolute job stability. This paper seeks to demonstrate through the analysis of every law related to ineffective layoffs, that, although this new legal concept was introduced recently in Ecuador and it is a major advance in workforce protection, there are still major gaps and loopholes, opening opportunities for corrections and reforms that could greatly benefit workers and would put an end to the abuse by employers.