The article “Change of understanding by the STF on the transfer of the assistance contribution and the impacts for companies”, written by labor lawyers Luara Rezende and Mariana Saroa, is featured on the LexLatin portal.
The assistance contribution, provided for in article 513 of the CLT, is levied by trade unions with the aim of financing their actions and services aimed at the professional category they represent, in other words, to encourage collective bargaining and the legal assistance that the union provides.
The lawyers comment that, with the judgment of the appeal and general repercussion declared by the STF, there has been a change in understanding, and the requirement of an assistance contribution for employees who are members or not is considered valid, as long as the right of opposition by non-members is ensured.
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