A DESPEDIDA DESMOTIVADA DO EMPREGADO NO DIREITO NORTE-AMERICANO | DOI: 10.12818/P.0304-2340.2018v73p205
Resumo
Neste trabalho se aponta os estudos desenvolvidos em torno do direito de despedir o empregado sem qualquer motivo nos Estados Unidos. A pesquisa buscou apontar a origem da teoria do despedimento livre e sua prevalência no direito do trabalho americano. A pesquisa revelou que essa teoria tem sofrido restrições e limitações ao longo dos anos. Concluiu-se que a doutrina do despedido livre sofre limitações de três ordens baseadas em regras contratuais (contract exception), fundadas no princípio da boa-fé (good-faiht exception) ou decorrem da incidência de normas de política pública (public policy), sendo, cada vez mais, questionado pelos doutrinadores americanos. Os estudos desenvolvidos se justificam enquanto pesquisa do direito estrangeiro, que serve como modelo ou paradigma a ser aproveitado na reforma do direito do trabalho no Brasil. Na pesquisa se utilizou o método dedutivo, em procedimento de revisão doutrinária, interpretação de textos normativos e análise da jurisprudência, limitando-se à ciência dogmática do direito, e adotando a metodologia analítico-descritiva.Referências
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