Abstract
This article examines the stability of pregnant women in fixed-term contracts, highlighting conflicts in jurisprudential understandings regarding the protection of pregnant women in employment. The research investigates gaps and divergences, especially in relation to Summary 244, III, of the TST, which ensures the provisional stability of pregnant women also in fixed-term contracts. Recent decisions, such as that of the 4th Panel of the TST, ruled out the summary understanding, based on the STF's interpretation of Theme 497, which does not require the nature of the contract to guarantee stability, only the conception during the employment relationship and dismissal without just cause. The study questions whether the STF's judgment could invalidate the TST's summary understanding, considering the impact it would have on legal security and worker protection. The appropriateness of embargoes to standardize divergent decisions is analyzed, highlighting their role in guaranteeing jurisprudential consistency and fundamental rights. At the end, the article reflects on the stability of pregnant women as an essential right not only for the worker, but also for the unborn child, with social and constitutional importance. Thus, we seek to reaffirm the need for an interpretation that strengthens the protection of pregnant women, ensuring consistency in the application of labor standards and promoting a fairer and more equal labor market for women.
