TST authorizes the use of working hours records by exception
The Superior Labor Court has ruled, by a majority of votes, that it is permissible to use the exception method of recording working hours. The method is a form of recording that takes into account only the hours worked outside the working day previously established between employee and employer, with the contractual working hours prevailing […]
New list of occupational diseases: learn about the impacts
After 24 years of implementation, the list of occupational diseases, a fundamental instrument for identifying and recognizing illnesses resulting from work activities, has undergone adjustments to accurately reflect the health risks emerging in the professional environment. Recently, the Ministry of Health incorporated 165 pathologies into the new list of occupational diseases by means of Ordinance […]
Maintaining the home office after the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to profound changes in various aspects of society, above all altering our conception of the workplace. One of the most striking changes has been the rapid expansion of the remote working model, popularly known as the “home office”. Although remote working existed before the pandemic, it experienced mass expansion and […]
Ordinance changes rules for working on Sundays and public holidays
Ordinance No. 3,665/2023, published in November, changed the rules for working on Sundays and public holidays. It will come into effect on March 1, 2024 and modified the text of Ordinance/MTP No. 671/2021, revoking the authorization for various types of commerce to operate on public holidays without collective bargaining with the unions. The measure mainly […]
Income tax deductions could encourage remote work
Income tax deductions could encourage remote working. Faced with the need to use teleworking during the pandemic, many companies have become concerned about the expenses borne by employees, such as electricity, internet and any costs incurred for working from home. Despite the fact that the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) expressly states that expenses, even […]
Four-day workweek: are there legal implications for companies?
Currently, one of the most important debates in the global labor market is the four-day week, with companies in some countries already adopting the model as definitive. In Brazil, a pilot project is underway with 20 Brazilian companies, which began in September and is expected to end in the last month of this year. However, […]
Change of understanding by the STF on the transfer of the assistance contribution and the impacts for companies
On September 11, the trial on the legality of collecting the assistance contribution from non-unionized workers came to a close. The assistance contribution, provided for in art. 513 of the CLT, is levied by unions with the aim of financing their actions and services aimed at the professional category they represent, in other words, to […]
Changes to the Workers’ Food Program
Decree 11.678/2023, which updates the Workers’ Food Program and modifies some points of Decree 10.854/2021, was published and has been in force since August 31, 2023. The Workers’ Food Program (PAT), established by Law No. 6.321/76 – as amended by Law 14.442/22, which is based on guaranteeing nutritional conditions for workers in exchange for tax […]
The impacts of the amendment to the Truck Drivers’ Law in the labor sphere
In June, the justices of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided, by 8 votes to 3, to strike down provisions of Law 13.103/2015, popularly known as the “Driver’s Law”, which edited the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) to regulate the profession of road haulage driver, defining rights, duties and working conditions. The law establishes guidelines […]
The Labor Court and the use of geolocation as evidence
Geolocation is increasingly being used as a means of proof, to confirm the movement of the worker and the compatibility between the clock-in and the employee’s location at the same moment, in comparison to the working hours controls. Geolocation is a technology that makes it possible to track the location of a mobile device, such […]
