EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TEACHERS’ ILLNESSES: ANALYSIS OF LEAVES FROM THE TEACHERS OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM OF MINAS GERAIS’ STATE

ABSTRACT: This article tackles the health leaves from the basic education Teachers of the Public Education System of the State of Minas Gerais according to their legal employment contracts (either permanent or temporary designation), between 2016 and 2018. It is a study case carried out by means of document and quantitative research (descriptive analysis of data), as well as interviews. Curiously, the conclusion is that temporary teachers take fewer leaves than permanent teachers. However, their leaves are substantially longer. A fast analysis of this fact could deduce that, contrary to the early hypothesis of the study, the effective teachers fall ill more than the designated teachers. However, in this article, it is argued that this is, in fact, a strong indication that the designated teachers develop more severe illnesses than the effective teachers. In terms, this collaborates with the initial hypothesis of this study. The results indicate the development of illnesses in teachers performing their jobs and issue an important warning regarding the use of the temporary designation contracts, which was declared partially unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.