Executive Order No. 927/20 (MP 927), which sets forth labor measures to address the state of public emergency resulting from the covid-19 pandemic, establishes that cases of contamination by the coronavirus will not be considered occupational,...
Executive Order No. 927/20 (MP 927/20), enacted on March 22, provides for labor measures that may be adopted by employers to confront the state of public emergency decreed as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. In order to preserve jobs and reduce...
The report of the t Committee responsible for evaluating Executive Order 905 of 2019 (MP 2019) confirms a step backwards from the initial proposal on negotiations with respect to profit sharing programs (PLR). While the original text of MP...
Faced with the covid-19 pandemic, companies have discussed possible actions to help stop the spread of the virus. We highlight below the main options for corporate environments and some precautions that should be taken from a legal point of view....
The world has seen, in recent days, a global escalation of the coronavirus beyond the borders of China and Italy. A few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19, a disease caused by the virus, to be pandemic, and stated that...
Prejudices and systematic practices of discrimination against people with disabilities in the work environment have motivated international bodies such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) to have this problem covered in their conventions...
The deliberations and voting on the report of Executive Order (MP) No. 905/2019, scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, have motivated various discussions on the subject, especially in public hearings scheduled for this purpose. MP 905/2019 instituted the...
It is an increasingly common trend at companies to create areas of innovation to stimulate the creativity of employees and reinvent the business model, in relation to both internal processes and flows and products and services. This initiative...
Discussions related to working hours and control thereof are extremely relevant for companies in Brazil, due to the large number of lawsuits in the Labor Courts involving the payment of overtime, a problem historically related to two factors: The...
Executive Order No. 905/19 (MP 905), which instituted the Green and Yellow Employment Contract, implemented various changes to unemployment insurance and accident assistance. Current unemployment insurance rules The benefit is assured for (i)...
The government sent to the National Congress, on November 26th, Bill No. 6,159/19, which aims to change the rules for filling quotas reserved for people with disabilities, established by Law No. 8,213/91. The objective of the change is to make it...
The Labor Reform (Law No. 13,467/17) amended article 899, paragraph 11, of the Consolidated Labor Laws (CLT) to, among other things, enable the use of a judicial surety bond or bank surety to substitute for an appeal deposit, an alternative that...
The publication of Executive Order No. 905/2019 brought about various important impacts for employers from a practical point of view. One of the main changes is permanent authorization for work on Sundays and holidays for all categories of workers,...
Companies no longer need to be inspected by the competent labor authority in order to begin their operations and/or undertake structural changes. Executive Order No. 905/19 (MP 905), which instituted the Green and Yellow Employment Contract,...
As part of our series of articles on the changes implemented by Executive Order 905/19, we highlight the following points that may affect trade union organization and relations. Negotiations for profit sharing The waiver of participation of...
Changes range from establishing objective inspection criteria to limiting the size of fines Executive Order (MP) No. 905, published in the Official Federal Gazette on November 12, 2019, promotes a series of changes to the Consolidated Labor Laws...
In addition to instituting the Green and Yellow Employment Contract and implementing various significant changes in labor and social security laws and regulations and in the rules regarding payment of Profit Sharing, Executive Order (MP) No. 905,...
The rules established for the entry into force and effect of Provisional Measure No. 905/2019 are analyzed below, following the series of articles on the changes implemented by it. Although the general rule is immediate application of the new...
In addition to instituting the Green and Yellow Employment Contract, Provisional Measure No. 905/19 ("MP 905"), published on Tuesday, November 12, implemented various significant changes and innovations in social security, labor, and tax law. We...
A law ed in September by the state of California in the United States assumes that a person providing services for consideration should be considered an employee of the contracting company unless the company demonstrates that all of the...