The impact of social media on employment relationships and labor lawsuits
Maisa Ribeiro VidalLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados The impact of social media on labor relations and its probative value in labor cases is undeniable and has increased substantially with the pandemic. In this sense, it is extremely important to highlight the care that employers must take on a daily basis with information shared on social […]
Older professionals: what are the benefits of hiring them for companies?
The article “Elderly professionals: what are the benefits of hiring them for companies?”, by lawyer Heloisa de Alencar Santos, is featured in Jornal Jurid. With the increase in life expectancy among Brazilians, the number of companies reflecting on the advantages of hiring employees in old age has been growing. This issue has been gaining momentum […]
Older professionals: what are the benefits of hiring them for companies?
Heloisa de Alencar SantosLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados Although the Statute of the Elderly (Law 10.741/2003) already provides for stimulating the creation of programs for the professionalization and admission of the elderly into the job market, the lack of tax incentives, social programs and social prejudice mean that Brazil is still far behind other countries […]
STF invalidates double pay for vacations outside the legal period
Suzanne Gouveia de VasconcelosLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados The Federal Supreme Court ruled that Precedent No. 450 of the TST, which also established double pay for vacations paid after the deadline set out in article 145 of the CLT, was unconstitutional. Almost a month after the decision handed down in the Action for Failure to […]
Mass layoffs: what changes after the Supreme Court’s decision?
Monique Vieira LessaLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados In a recent decision involving Embraer, the Supreme Court ruled by a majority of votes that prior collective bargaining is mandatory for mass layoffs of workers. As the issue has general repercussions, the decision will have to be applied by the other labor courts that hear cases involving […]
Pregnant and breastfeeding women in unhealthy working environments: how should companies proceed?
With the labor reform, Law 13,467, the work of nursing mothers and pregnant women in environments with certain degrees of unhealthiness is now permitted, except for duly certified health reasons. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Health issued Joint Ordinance 20/2020, which aimed to make the rights of pregnant […]
Occupational safety: preventive measures and the importance of documentation in reducing labor risks
The article “Occupational safety: preventive measures and the importance of documentation in reducing labor risks”, by lawyer Natália Tenório, was featured on the Mundo RH portal. Brazil is one of the countries with the highest number of formal workers injured or off work due to occupational illness, which makes the country rank 4th in the […]
Occupational safety: preventive measures and the importance of documentation in reducing labor risks
Natália Tenório da SilvaLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados July 27 is known as the National Day for the Prevention of Accidents at Work. The commemorative date marks the establishment by the Ministry of Labor of the National Plan for Worker Appreciation, as well as the compulsory provision of occupational medicine and occupational safety engineering services […]
Right to Business” Podcast #10 – Labor relations: the challenges of the home office and new work models
Another episode of our podcast Direito ao Negócio is on the air, with the topic “Labor relations: the challenges of the home office and new work models” In the midst of so many uncertainties in labor legislation after Covid-19 and the new scenario imposed on companies, Sibele Pimenta and Monique Lessa, labor lawyers at Marcos […]
Provisional Measure 1108/22 changes rules on teleworking and food stamps
Luara RezendeLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados On March 28, Provisional Measure No. 1108 was published, providing for the payment of food allowances, amending Law No. 6,321/1976 and the Consolidation of Labor Laws. With regard to the food allowance, the new rule limits the use of the benefit exclusively to the payment of meals in restaurants […]
