Abstract:
This paper aims to analyze the new modality of employment inserted after the labor reform that occurred in 2017 with a significant change in the Consolidation of Labor Laws. Instrumented by law n ° 13.467 of 2017 have as justification the regulation of intermittent work and the argument that companies will have more ease and flexibility in the hiring of workers with the aim of reducing unemployment, this modality was thought of the employees? Or only at employers? The article makes a comparison between the contracting modalities prior to the labor reform and the new modality introduced by the reform, showing the characteristics and disadvantages of the intermittent work contract. The research made it possible to conclude that there are gaps in the referred legislation, as well as points that need to be improved so that workers do not suffer losses due to the new modality of hiring.