Business confederations applauded the reform, even as they say there is room for improvement.
Faced with criticism from CGTP and UGT, the executive delivered a new proposal to UGT with some concessions, but reiterated that he is not available to withdraw the entire initiative, nor drop the main pillars of the announced changes.
The UGT delivered a counterproposal to the Government on February 4, insisting that the center “has red lines” and that there are measures that it considers unacceptable, such as “such as the time bank, fixed-term hiring, dismissals, ‘outsourcing’ [contratação de serviços a terceiros]transfer of establishment, undeclared work, collective bargaining, strike or union activity in the company”
Among the main changes foreseen in the draft are the return of the individual time bank (allowing the working day to be increased by two hours per day, by agreement between workers and companies), changes to employment contracts for a fixed and indefinite period, changes to other employment contract regimes, the end of restrictions on ‘outsourcing’ after layoffs, and the end of the 180-day trial period in the first job.
The range of measures also includes, among others, an adjustment to the rules defining teleworking, the possibility for workers to request up to two days of additional vacation with loss of pay, the extension of minimum services in strikes to more sectors, the definition of six-month parental leave with sharing between parents, changes to the rules regarding breastfeeding and changes to the parental allowance.
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