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The Collective Labor Convention, or CCT In force since 11/11/2017, the labor

(CLC), is a legal act, agreed between reform changes more than 100 points of

employers and employees' unions to estab- the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT),

lish rules in labor relations. It is important to edited in 1943, and changes the rights and

note that the claus- duties of workers as

es cannot harm the well as employers.

rights provided for in It modifies hiring

the legislation. THE LABOR REFORM WAS ALSO formats, vacations,

"The negotiators THE FOCUS OF THE MEETINGS AND working days, allows
represent 11 employ- DISCUSSIONS SO THAT ACTIONS WERE the reduction of
ers' unions with more breaks for rest and

than 300,000 work- DEFINED, RANGING FROM COURSES meals, among other
ers. We negotiate TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES TO issues. According to
not only the econom- ANALYSIS OF STUDIES AND DISCUSSIONS the lawyer specializ-
ic index, but also ing in labor law, Dr.

more than 80 claus- OF SPECIFIC CASES. THE NEW LABOR Maria Aparecida
es, covering: over- LEGISLATION, INCIDENTALLY, WAS A Pellegrina, "the labor
time, shift-premium reform emerged to

pay, labor reduction RECURRING TOPIC IN THE AREA'S bring some forms of

and overtime bank, ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH employment that did
among many others," FIESP REPRESENTATIVES. not fit the CLT."
said Antonio Carlos
One aspect that

Lopes, coordinator she believes may

of the group. The Labor Reform was also be of interest to any industry is the issue

the focus of the meetings and discussions of what has been agreed regarding the

so that actions were defined, ranging from legislation, which is one of the main topics

courses to understand these changes to addressed, where collective agreements

analysis of studies and discussions of between companies and unions may

specific cases. The new labor legislation, overlap laws at specific points listed by

incidentally, was a recurring topic in the the text. The employers' unions can help

area's activities, including meetings with entrepreneurs on these fronts. "In this

FIESP representatives. The idea is that condition, the judiciary must make sure

the time gained by closing CCT before the that employees' rights are not suppressed

Reform can improve the knowledge and set by mere negotiation" she warns.

the course of 2018 with much more clarity

and benefits for both sides.