On January 11th the official Federal Government Gazette
published a reform to the Federal Labor Law implementing new rules
on home office work. The reforms were effective as of the 12th on
January and create a new set of obligations for employers and
employees.
As per the legislative additions, any person that works
40% or more of the time away from the office is subject to the new
regulations. This percentage criteria becomes particularly
relevant as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced most
businesses to migrate temporally or permanently to an environment
of working away from the office, and thus make the home office
regulation applicable.
Noteworthy changes in employer obligations are:
