Brazil: telework now entering in the Labor Code

Law No. 14.442 of 02 September 2022 defines the concept of telework, which can be undertaken both inside and outside the country. The law specifies that an employee working remotely is not obliged to respect working hours but instead must carry out a certain number of tasks and report on his/her/their productivity. Teleworking employees are also entitled to luncheon vouchers, regardless of the number of days spent working remotely, and can now use them in any establishment.
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Law No. 14.442 of 02 September 2022, published in the Official Journal on 05 September 2022, cements the 25 March 2022 provisional measure and completes the Labor Code (Law No. 6.321, 1976). It defines telework as “the performance of tasks outside the employer’s premises, predominantly or not, using information and communication technologies, and as such, is not similar to external work”. The possibility of working remotely must be written into the contract that the employee signs. In other wor

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