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The Economics Minister, Paulo Guedes, has announced that the government is planning to introduce a new “low cost” form of social security that will be available to those holding a “green and yellow work card” …

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The Superior Labour Court has recently declared, on appeal, a dismissal null and void because it was based on unsubstantiated job abandonment …

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The most surprising trend in Latin America has been Brazil’s apparent economic recovery during the third quarter of the year …

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Labour court cases in Rio Grande do Sul that have been processed electronically between 16th March and 30th August have continued to allow claims from workers …

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Although there have been salary reductions during the pandemic, this should not affect 13th month payments, unless the Ministry of Labour issues special directions …

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On 18th September 2020, Brazil’s President signed the new data protection law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, “LGPD”) applicable retroactively to 16th August 2020 …

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One significant difference between countries is how they treat maternity pay in respect to social security deductions …

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Although the Data Protection Law (LGPD) was passed back in August 2018, there have been a series of delays …

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The state government of São Paulo has recently published detailed return-to-work protocols covering five main areas: social distancing, personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitation of areas, communication, and monitoring of health conditions …

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COVID-19 deaths are now running at over 1,000 a day, with approaching 600,000 total cases – second only to the USA …

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Back in February, we reported that the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) was set to come into force in August this year …

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The Federal Government’s Provisional Measure 934, which allowed employers to suspend employment contracts and reduce working hours and pay as an alternative to terminating workers, has resulted in pay cuts for over seven million workers …

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The Labour Court in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais has ordered the transport company Platform 99 to pay its self-employed drivers an additional 10% of their job fee …

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In light of the coronavirus crisis, what would be the consequences of an employer giving a formal warning to an employee for ignoring hygiene rules, if the employee consequently walked out and claimed “indirect termination” (Article 483 of the CLT – sometimes called “constructive dismissal”)? We are still awaiting a COVID-related case, but in Brazil, a Regional Labour Court recently heard the case of a restaurant worker who was found to not use appropriate workwear and follow clean working practices in the kitchen …

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A set of so-called “green and yellow” provisional labour reforms were introduced at the end of 2019, mainly aimed at reducing long-term employment for young people …

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