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 […]
Law passed ensuring equal pay for men and women in the same job and amending the CLT
Equal pay and the remuneration criteria applicable to men and women who perform the same job or a job of equal value is the subject of law no. 14.611/23, which was passed earlier this month on July 3, 2023 and amends the Consolidation of Labor Laws – CLT. Although considered and provided for in the […]
STF rules that employers can fire employees without just cause
The plenary session of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) validated the 1996 presidential decree that withdrew Brazil from ILO (World Labor Organization) Convention 158, which prohibits dismissals without just cause in adhering countries. The trial of the Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 1625, which questioned the presidential veto, was prolonged for 26 years in the […]
