The Covid-19 pandemic closed the doors of the world and tested the flexibility and adaptability of legal systems in areas especially volatile and sensitive to economic changes such as Labor and Employment Law. The intensity of the crisis revealed that the labor regulatory system in Ecuador is built on the basis of chimerical assumptions disconnected from reality. This article makes a critical study of the capacity of the model to meet the labor challenges during and after the great confinement. Also, the labor measures adopted in the framework of the health emergency that Ecuador adopted are examined. Finally, the major changes to which the labor system should undergo are explored in order to remain in force and achieve its main objective: protecting the worker and promoting productivity.
