Source: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lang=en&p_countries=BR&p_sc_id=2000&p_year=2011&p_structure=3
Timestamp: 2014-03-07 16:58:42
Document Index: 37199508

Matched Legal Cases: ['§6', '§392', '§96', '§1', '§392', '§7', '§10', '§10', '§392', 'art. 8', 'art. 392', 'art. 392', 'Art. 392', 'Art. 8', '§4', '§29', '§393', '§93', '§1', '§100', '§393', '§10', '§195', '§10', '§10', '§29', '§29', '§93', '§392', '§100', '§393', '§10', '§195', '§396', '§389', '§392', '§392', '§392', '§373', '§373', '§ 10', '§391', '§392']

Page 1 of 1 (1 countries) Brazil - Maternity protection - 2011
18 February 2011.Remarks: Article 7 of the Consolidation of Labour Law states that it shall not apply - unless said expressely otherwise in a specific legislation - to domestic workers, rural workers - more specifically those working directly with agriculture and livestock - public servants, or any other person working within a public administration institution.
Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil,1988, (Constituição da Republica Federativa do Brasil de 1988), Diário Oficial da União (DOU); as amended up to constitutional amendment No. 55 of 20 September 2007. http://www.v-brazil.com/government/laws/constitution.html
Codification of Labour Legislation,(Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho), Decreto-Lei N° 5452 de 1 de Maio de 1943, Diário Oficial da União, as amended by Act No 11925 of 17 April 2009. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Decreto-Lei/Del5452.htm
Organic Act No. 8.212 on Social Security,of 24 July 1991 (Lei Orgânica n. 8.212 da Segurança Social), as amended up to Act n. 11.941, 27 May 2009. http://www81.dataprev.gov.br/sislex/paginas/42/1991/8212.htm
Act No.11.770 on maternity leave,of 9 September 2008 (Lei n°11.770 Prorroga licença maternidade). http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2008/Lei/L11770.htm
Decree No. 3.048/1999,of 6 May 1999 (Decreto 3.048/1999 of 6 May 1999 regulamento da previdência social; beneficios; salário-maternidade), as amended up to Decree nº 6.727, 12 January 2009. Updated in October 2010. http://www81.dataprev.gov.br/sislex/paginas/23/1999/3048.htm
Act N. 12.010, 03 August 2009, on Adoption (Dispôe sobre adoção; altera as leis Nºs. 8.069, de 13 de julho de 1990 - Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente, 8.560, de 29 de Dezembro de 1992; revoga dispositivos da Lei nº 10.406, de 10 de janeiro de 2002 - Código Civil, e da Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho - CLT, aprovada pelo Decreto-Lei nº 5.452, de 1º de maio de 1943; e dá outras providências http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2009/Lei/L12010.htm
All women.Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil §6, 7 (XVIII) Remarks: Article 7 of the Consolidation of Labour Law states that it shall not apply - unless said expressely otherwise in a specific legislation - to domestic workers, rural workers - more specifically those working directly with agriculture and livestock - public servants, or any other person working within a public administration institution.
120 days or 180 days (it is optional for private companies to grant the additional 60 days).Codification of Labour Legislation §392, 395 Decree No. 3.048/1999 §96 Act No.11.770 on maternity leave §1 Remarks: Maternity leave may start within the 28 days before the expected date of birth according to medical certification. When confinement occurs before the expected date, the maternity leave entitlement is retained for the full period. In the event of miscarriage, female workers are entitled to a 2 week leave according to medical certification.Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: 120 days or 180 days (it is optional for private companies to grant the additional 60 days).
2004: One hundred and twenty days
1998: One hundred and twenty days
1994: One hundred and twenty days
Maternity leave may be extended on medical grounds arising out of pregnancy and confinement by a maximum of 4 weeks (two weeks before and 2 weeks after the birth).Codification of Labour Legislation §392 (2) RELATED TYPES OF LEAVE
All fathers.	Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil §7(XIX), Temporary constitutional provisions Act §10 [(II-b-1), part of the Constitution] Length
5 daysConstitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil Temporary constitutional provisions Act §10 [(II-b-1), part of the Constitution] Adoption leave
Female adopters.Codification of Labour Legislation §392A Length
120 days. Act n. 12.010, art. 8 abrogates §s 1, 2 and 3 of art. 392A, of Codification of Labour Legislation. Therefore, from now on women who adopt or obtain custody of a child in order to adopt will be concedeed the same maternity leave as that stated in art. 392.Codification of Labour Legislation Art. 392A Act N. 12.010, 03 August 2009, on Adoption Art. 8 CASH BENEFITS
All female workers are entitled to maternity benefits who are employed in the private sector including domestic servants, some categories of casual workers, elected civil servants and the self-employed. Entitled on the basis of voluntary coverage are: students, housewives and other categories. The public sector and military personnel are covered by specific systems.Organic Act No. 8.212 on Social Security §4 Qualifying conditions
All insured employed women are entitled to maternity benefit regardless of their social insurance contribution period. To be eligible, self-employed and voluntarily covered women must have at least 10 months of insurable employment. If the birth takes place before the expected date, the period of insurable employment requirement, shall be reduced accordingly.Decree No. 3.048/1999 §29(III), 30(2) Duration
Maternity benefit is payable for a total of 120 days, from 28 days before until 91 days after the expected date of childbirth. Additionally to the 120 days, 60 days of maternity leave are foreseen since 2008, which are optional for private companies. Codification of Labour Legislation §393 Decree No. 3.048/1999 §93(1)(3)(4)(5) Act No.11.770 on maternity leave §1 Remarks: Maternity benefits may be extended on medical grounds arising out of pregnancy and confinement by a maximum of 4 weeks (two weeks before and 2 weeks after the birth). When confinement occurs before the expected date the maternity leave entitlement is retained for the full period. The benefit is payable for 2 weeks in the case of miscarriage.
100 per cent of the monthly wage.Decree No. 3.048/1999 §100,101 Remarks: The monthly wage is calculated on the basis of the last salary, the six preceding monthly wages when the earnings are variable or on the basis of 1/12 of up to the 15 months of insurable employment preceding the childbirth.Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: 100 per cent of the monthly wage.
The maternity allowance is paid directly by the employer who is reimbursed by the Social Security Institute. The additional 60 days which companies may provide are paid by the employer, who can deduct the costs from its taxes.Codification of Labour Legislation §393 Organic Act No. 8.212 on Social Security §10,11 Decree No. 3.048/1999 §195 Act No.11.770 on maternity leave Remarks: The Social insurance system is financed by state and by employers' and employees' contributions.Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: The maternity allowance is paid directly by the employer who is reimbursed by the Social Security Institute. The additional 60 days which companies may provide are paid by the employer, who can deduct the costs from its taxes.
5 days (starting the first working day after childbirth).Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil Temporary constitutional provisions Act §10 [(II-b-1), part of the Constitution] Amount
100 per centConstitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil Temporary constitutional provisions Act §10 [(II-b-1), part of the Constitution] Financing of benefits
All insured employed women.Decree No. 3.048/1999 §29(III), 30(2); 93-A,1,3. Qualifying conditions
All insured employed women including domestic workers are entitled to adoption benefit regardless of their Social insurance contribution period. To be eligible, self-employed and voluntarily covered women must have at least 10 months of insurable employment. In addition, the female employee must provide the Social Security competent body (INSS) with a new birth certificate stating the name of the adoptive parents.Decree No. 3.048/1999 §29(III), 30(2); 93-A,1,3. Duration
Same duration as the adoption leave.In case of multiple adoption the adoption benefit is due only for the youngest child. The adoptive mother is entitled to adopting benefits even if the biological mother benefited maternity leave.Decree No. 3.048/1999 §93(A,1, 4), 94,100,101 Codification of Labour Legislation §392, 393 Amount
100 per cent of the monthly wage.Decree No. 3.048/1999 §100,101 Remarks: The monthly wage is calculated on the basis of the last salary, the six preceding monthly wages when the earnings are variable or on the basis of 1/12 of up to the 15 months of insurable employment preceding the childbirth.
The allowance is paid directly by the employer who is reimbursed by the Social Security Institute.Codification of Labour Legislation §393 Organic Act No. 8.212 on Social Security §10, 11 Decree No. 3.048/1999 §195 Remarks: The Social insurance system is financed by state and by employers' and employees' contributions.
Nursing mothers are entitled to breastfeeding breaks, divided into two 30-minutes breaks until the child is 6 months of age or after this age limit if justified on medical grounds.Codification of Labour Legislation §396 Nursing facilities
Employers employing more than 30 women above the age of 16 years are requested to install a day-nursery with nursing facilities satisfying hygiene and other listed conditions. If there is no day-nursery inside the enterprise, the employer shall reimburse to the nursing employees the expenditure due to day-nursery outside the workplace in accordance with a collective agreement.Codification of Labour Legislation §389 (1) HEALTH PROTECTION
During pregnancy, a woman may be excused from work or may leave her work to take at least 6 medical consultations and all relevant supplementary medical examinations.Codification of Labour Legislation §392(4, II) Other work arrangements
The woman has the right to be transferred to another function, when her health conditions demand it, having the right to return to her old function once she begins working again.Codification of Labour Legislation §392(4)I) Dangerous or unhealthy work
If the performing of her job could pose a risk to her health, a pregnant worker shall be transferred to a suitable alternative job and to be reinstated in her regular job as soon as medically practicable.Codification of Labour Legislation §392(4, I) NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Discrimination is prohibited on the basis of pregnancy. This prohibition applies to recruitment, allocation of duties, wage, training, promotion and termination of employment.Codification of Labour Legislation §373-A Prohibition of pregnancy testing
A female worker, job applicant or employee, may in no circumstances be required to produce pregnancy tests or examinations.Codification of Labour Legislation §373-A(IV) Protection from discriminatory dismissal
Dismissal of female employees is prohibited from the date the pregnancy is confirmed to five months after delivery.Temporary constitutional provisions Act; § 10 (2-b) Codification of Labour Legislation §391 Guaranteed right to return to work
The employee has the right to 120 days of maternity leave, being assured the payment of the salary during this period and the right to return to work after it.Codification of Labour Legislation §392 Results generated on: 07th March 2014 at 17:58:42.Page 1 of 1 (1 countries) ^ top