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On-call standby in Brazil: does a company phone outside working hours give the right to pay?
Being at the employer's disposal outside working hours, with restricted freedom, is standby and must be paid at 1/3 of the normal hourly rate. What TST Precedent 428 says, the difference from readiness and the right to disconnect.
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Rest between shifts in Brazil: the 11 hours off between one working day and the next
Between the end of one shift and the start of the next, the CLT requires 11 hours of rest. How to count them, what happens when the employer breaks the rule and how it relates to weekly rest.
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Time records in Brazil: how to check your hours, overtime and hour bank
The time record (espelho de ponto) shows the recorded start, end and break times. Who must keep time records, what to check, uniform "British" records, exception-based records and what to do if there is an error.
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Overtime in Brazil: how to calculate it, limits and how to claim unpaid hours
How to calculate overtime at 50% or 100%, effects on vacation, 13th salary and FGTS, the 2-hour daily limit, what changes with the end of 6x1 and how to claim unpaid hours.
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Hour bank in Brazil: rules, compensation deadlines and what to do
How the hour bank works under the CLT: individual agreement (6 months), collective agreement (1 year), same-month compensation, the 10-hour daily limit and what happens on dismissal.
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