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Brazil: 180 days' maternity leave to become mandatory right for all female employees |
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Under Article 7(XVIII) of the Federal Constitution and Article 392 of the Labour Code, all female employees, regardless of their length of service, are entitled to 120 days of paid maternity leave. However, since January 1 2010, all private companies that apply for inclusion in the Corporate Citizen Programme can increase their offered maternity leave period by a further 60 days.
Authors: Cristian Divan Baldani , Luiz Guilherme Migliora (Read article http://www.internationallawoffice.com/?i=1543416&l=7EJR9D4)
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