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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 user'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...

The discussion on the possibility of the employer requesting the examination of pregnancy at dismissal has already been the subject of major discussions in the Labor Court, since there is divergence between those who support the measure, as a way...

Companies ordered to pay compensation for harassment for misconduct committed by their employees or former employees not only bear the high financial costs of labor suits in which they are involved, but also suffer damage to their reputation and...

The new Procurement Law (Law No. 14,133/21), enacted on April 1, aims to regulate the procurement processes and contracts of the Public Administration. The law, in force since its signing, repealed some provisions of the current legislation on the...

After a meeting between the heads of the state and municipal executive powers over the weekend, acts of the mayor and governor of Rio de Janeiro were published on March 22 and 24, restricting the movement of people and the operation of various...

Ordinance No. 1.809/21, of the Special Bureau of Social Security and Labor, which modifies the list of business activities authorized to operate permanently on Sundays and civil and religious holidays, enters into effect on March 1st. The new rule...

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) began on February 19 the virtual judgmnet of Extraordinary Appeal 999.435, which discusses topic of general repercussion 638 regarding the need for prior collective bargaining for mass layoffs of workers. The...

Labor and employment

Health and Safety at Work: updates to Regulatory Standard 1

Assignment of labor claims - path towards security

Impacts of the Infralegal Labor Regulatory Framework on the CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF PPE

Guidelines for the preparation and revision of regulatory standards for safety and health at work

Permanent Program for Consolidation, Simplification and Debureaucratization of Illegal Labor Standards

Infralegal Labor Regulatory Framework: impacts for companies

New times require new measures: the importance of labor compliance

Review of Repetitive Topic No. 677/STJ: debtor's exemption from the payment of late payment charges after the execution is secured

Who is responsible for the payment of the wages for pregnant employees on leave, pursuant to article 1 of Law No. 14,850/21?

New rules prohibit employers to require vaccination

Decision of the Supreme Court can change the course of companies included in the execution phase in labor justice proceedings

The use of expert examinations in algorithms as a means of proof in the Labor Courts

Remote work: anywhere office can lead to payment of costs with moving and additional transfer?

Vaccination progress and the return of in-person activities at companies

The possibility of performing pregnancy test on the demissional examination

Companies ordered to pay damages for harassment may receive reimbursement from the harasser

The new Procurement Law and its impacts on labor relations

Rio de Janeiro publishes law and decrees in order to reduce the spread of covid-19

Ordinance changes the list of activities authorized to operate on Sundays and holidays

STF begins trial on possibility of mass layoffs without labor union participation

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