Labor and employment
Brazilian Congress has 60 days to issue a legislative decree regulating issues arising under labor relations during the period of validity of MP 927.
Where do things stand now with the labor rules that had been relaxed due to the coronavirus pandemic? End of the validity of the MP affects individual agreements, acceleration of holidays and vacations, remote work, and hours bank arrangements, among other issues.
Possible ways to reconcile the restrictions imposed with other legal obligations arising from collective wage adjustment negotiations.
Brazilian president sanctions MP 936/20 with specific vetoes to the bill approved by the Brazilian Congress.
Companies must follow federal, state, and municipal protocols that set guidelines for health measures, social distancing, and even employees’ order of preference to return to in-person activities.
Joint Ordinance No. 20/2020 establishes the measures that companies must observe to prevent, control, and mitigate risks of transmission of covid-19 in the workplace.
Following the procedure for conversion of Executive Order 936/20 into federal law, the Federal Senate approved the Conversion Bill (PLV) on June 16, contemplating various changes in the original text proposed by the Federal Government.
Decision by the Court does not yet settle the debate. Companies must evaluate with the utmost care their decisions on whether to pay these amounts.
This guide summarizes procedures that your company should follow to resume activities safely.
Decision goes against the Brazilian Social Security Benefits Law, which considers endemic diseases to be non-occupational illnesses. Employers can file administrative objections.
Companies that had already adapted their practices, procedures, and policies according to Executive Order 905/2019 should adjust such changes again due to its revocation. A new Executive Order will likely deal only with the Green and Yellow Employment Contract.
New measure provides payroll relief for companies, helps preserve jobs, but requires concessions from employers, with potential financial and labor consequences.
