In recent years, internal investigations into employee complaints and employee conduct have been on the rise across a variety of industry sectors. Employment (or workplace) investigations can take many forms, and can be...more
Empresas com mais de 100 (cem) empregados devem informar critérios remuneratórios e ações de promoção de diversidade até o dia 28 de fevereiro, por meio do Portal Emprega Brasil. As informações coletadas subsidiarão o...more
BRASIL E CHINA ASSINAM NOVO ACORDO SOBRE VISTOS DE TURISMO E NEGÓCIOS -
O Ministro Mauro Vieira e o Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros da República Popular da China, Wang Yi, assinaram na data de 19 de janeiro de 2024, em...more
BRAZIL AND CHINA SIGN TOURISM AND BUSINESS VISA AGREEMENT -
On January 19, 2024, an agreement was signed between Brazil and the People’s Republic of China, doubling the maximum length for tourism and business trips on...more
On November 25, 2024, Brazil’s Superior Labor Court (TST) ruled that the Labor Reform (Law 13,467/2017) had immediate effect on ongoing employment contracts, but only to facts occurring after the law's effective date of...more
The Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) recently published the Normative Instruction No. 6 (IN), to address points that were still controversial in relation to Federal Law No. 12,611/2023. This law provides for equal pay,...more
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Despite Brazilian law providing no specific regulations on restrictive covenants, post-termination restrictive covenants are valid in Brazil, particularly among key employees who have valuable connections,...more
In March, the Second Chamber of the Brazilian Superior Labor Court has changed its position on the matter following a trial, upholding the validity of a collective labor agreement clause authorizing employers to make...more
At the end of March, the Brazilian Superior Council of Labor Justice (CSJT) implemented an innovative methodology for resolving labor disputes, through the passage of CSJT Resolution 377/2024. The Pre-Procedural Complaint...more
Isenção de visto de visita para nacionais dos EUA, Canadá e Austrália é prorrogada para 10 de abril de 2025.
O governo federal publicou nesta quarta-feira (10), no diário oficial da União, o Decreto Nº 11.982, de 9 de...more
On April 5, 2024, the Brazilian Supreme Court, ruling on a Constitutional Complaint, ratified the imperative of Article 97 of the Federal Constitution and Binding Precedent 10, overturning a ruling by the Regional Labor Court...more
Brazilian Courts have already ruled on the controversial Brazil’s Gender Pay Parity Law (Law No. 14.611 of 2023 – “Equal Pay Act”)—regulated by Decree No. 11.795 of 2023 and Ordinance No. 3.714 of 2023. The Equal Pay act...more
Can you provide some background to the new equal pay law? The Law No. 14,611, also known as the Brazilian equal pay law, came into force on July 4, 2023. It is regulated by Decree No. 11,795, of 2023, and by the Brazilian...more
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Beginning April 10, 2024, Americans, Canadians and Australians will need to obtain a visitor visa (VIVIS) for entry into Brazilian territory and for temporary stays of up to 90 days . Citizens of other countries—and residents...more
Brazil’s Electronic Labor Domicile (DET), enacted by Decrees 10.854/2021 and 11.905/2024 and by Ordinances MTE 3.869/2023 and MTP 671/2021, is the new system managed by the Labor Inspection Subsecretariat (SIT) of the...more
The Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment (“MTE”) described the Length of Service Guarantee Fund Digital (“FGTS Digital”) as “a set of integrated systems that will manage the various processes related to fulfilling the...more
Although there is no explicit regulation or legislation that provides for this, it can be implied under the anti-discrimination laws in Singapore that employers are permitted to take affirmative action in the workplace in...more
The SEC adopted Rule 10D-1 in October 2022, directing national securities exchanges to establish listing standards that prohibit the listing of any security of a company that does not adopt and implement a written policy...more