The Federal Senate approved, on August 3rd, Executive Order 1,108/22, which substantially changed the rules regarding meal allowances and remote work, provided for in the Consolidated Labor Laws (CLT). The approved text awaits presidential...
The deputy chief judge of the Superior Labor Court (TST), Justice Dora Maria da Costa, recognized, on May 20, the general repercussion of extraordinary appeals RE 1387795 (filed in the record of Labor Action 0010252-81.2015.5.03.0146) and RE...
Decree 50,308/22 published on March 7 by the municipality of Rio de Janeiro removed the requirement to wear face masks to protect against covid-19 for access to and remaining in closed environments, extending the loosening started by the...
MTP/MS Interministerial Ordinance 17, published on April 1, amended Annex I of t Ordinance 20/20 to update the measures to be observed to prevent, control, and mitigate the risks of covid-19 transmission in work environments. Among the main...
Executive Order No. 1,108, published on March 28, substantially modified the rules on teleworking established by the Brazilian Consolidated Labor Laws (CLT). Among the main changes, we highlight the following: Equivalence between home office and...
Following our series on the Infralegal Labor Regulatory Framework, we discuss in this article its impacts on the situation of employees hired or transferred to provide services abroad, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Art. 5,...
The new text of Regulatory Standard 1 (NR-1) entered into force on 3 January 2022 and brought several amendments to the old text. In this article, we will discuss the main ones and their impacts on companies. NR-1 provides for the application,...
Everyone knows that Brazil has an enormous number of labor claims. What perhaps a large part of the population is unaware of is that, as large as the number of labor claims in progress in Brazil are, the total amounts paid by companies to...
Following up on our series on the Infralegal Labor Regulatory Framework, we will discuss in this article its impacts on the Certificate of Approval of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), in accordance with the provisions of Art. 167 of the...
Following up on our series on the Infralegal Labor Regulatory Framework, we will discuss in this article the impacts of the guidelines for the elaboration and revision of regulatory standards (NRs) for safety and health at work. Established by...
Starting our series on the Infralegal Labor Regulatory Framework, we will discuss in this article its impacts on the Permanent Program for Consolidation, Simplification and Debureaucratization of Infralegal Labor Standards. Established by Decree...
Brazil is one of the most complex countries to do business and part of the problem stems from Brazilian labor legislation, composed mainly of the Brazilian Labor Law (CLT) and thousands of infralegal regulations that must be observed by companies....
With globalization and the transformation of society, the adoption of labor compliance measures became a differentiating factor for companies willing to avoid the increasingly clear damages of unethical or inappropriate conduct. Compliance, in...
The judgment on Repetitive Topic No. 677, which brought back the discussion regarding the obligation of the debtor to pay any charges arising from default, even if the execution has been fully or partially secured via a judicial deposit, is...
Law No. 14,151/2021, published on May 13 of this year, establishes in the head paragraph of its article 1 that “during the public health emergency of national importance resulting from the new coronavirus, pregnant employees shall remain away...
Ordinance No. 620/21, published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTP Ordinance 620/21) on November 1 (and in effect since then), establishes that: when hiring a worker or continuing the employment, employers are forbidden to demand...
The Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Gilmar Mendes dismissed an extraordinary appeal (1160361), on September 14, to reform the decision given by the Labor Court for the execution of a company, without it having participated in the phase...
The use of algorithms by companies to achieve a certain result has become increasingly common. This is the case of Facebook's algorithm, for example, which is one of the best known for defining what will be displayed in each 's feed. Little has...
Uncertainty about the return to face-to-face work and the flexibility provided by remote work have popularized the anywhere office, an English term that designates the work done from anywhere. In practice, the employee performs his activities...
With the advance of the vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus after more than a year after the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, finally the time has come to discuss and evaluate the concrete possibility of returing to in-person...