Employment Law Tag Archive

Subcontracting in Brazil: Finally, more flexibility!

Brazilian employment law now allows for flexible subcontracting arrangements. This is significant improvement from the previous position....

Hiring an Employee in Brazil

Looking to hire an employee in Brazil? Here are the key rules and issues to consider....

Power of Trade Unions is Further Reduced

Following the series of changes Brazil’s employment laws, Brazil’s President published a new Provisional Measure 873/2019 addressing one of the most hotly contested topics of...

TST: Signing Bonus is Salary

Brazil’s Superior Employment Court (Tribunal Superior do Trabalho or “TST”) has recently issued its final decision addressing whether an employee’s signing bonus...

All Contracts Subject to New Rules: Ministry of Employment

Brazil’s employment law reform (Law 13,467/2017) came into force on 11 November 2017. To avoid issues relating to its interpretation, Brazil’s President issued Provisional...

Further Changes to Employment Laws

On 14 November 2017 Provisional Measure 808/2017 (“PM 808/2017”) was published introducing additional changes to the recently passed employment law reform (“Law...