The 2017 Labor Reform, enacted by Law No. 13,467, introduced the intermittent employment contract into the Brazilian legal system, regulated by Articles 443 and 452-A of the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT). This contractual arrangement, characterized by alternating periods of activity and inactivity, has raised debates regarding its compatibility with the constitutional principles of human dignity and the social value of work. In this context, the central research problem is to determine whether the intermittent employment contract is compatible with these constitutional principles. This qualitative and exploratory study employed bibliographic, documentary, and jurisprudential research, covering the period from 2017 to 2024, as well as a comparative analysis with international legislation, particularly from Portugal, Italy, and Spain. The findings indicate that although the Brazilian Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the intermittent contract, its practical application reveals weaknesses, especially regarding income predictability and workers’ social protection. It is concluded that, while legally valid, this contractual model requires interpretation in accordance with the Constitution to prevent precarization and ensure the effectiveness of fundamental rights.
Barbosa et al. (Sat,) studied this question.