[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”COVID-19 (Coronavírus): como ficam as relações de trabalho?”][vc_column_text]A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) declarou pandemia global do coronavírus, e entre as recomendações de prevenção, a limpeza e higienização do local de trabalho, a promoção regular de limpeza das mãos e a disposição de lenços em locais de fácil acesso, e evitar multidões foi sugerido o teletrabalho no caso de epidemia.
In February, Law 13,979/2020 was sanctioned in Brazil, which provides for measures to deal with the public health emergency of international importance arising from the coronavirus, one of which is isolation and quarantine (restriction of activities or separation of people, luggage , containers, means of transport or goods suspected of contaminating people who are not sick), aiming to avoid possible contamination or the spread of the virus throughout Brazil are some of the measures that can be applied by the Public Authorities.
Therefore, the resulting period of absence will be considered a justified absence from public service or private work activity. Isolation and quarantine measures, however, can only be taken by local health managers, with authorization from the Ministry of Health. The Ordinance 356/2020 of the Ministry of Health regulates various procedures of the Quarantine Law.
In the case of absences not due to coronavirus, the general provisions for leave due to health reasons must apply. In this case, workers affiliated with the General Social Security Regime who are unable to work or perform their usual activity for more than 15 days are entitled to sickness benefit. During the first 15 consecutive days of absence, the company is responsible for paying the employee their full salary. After the 16th day, the Payment It is done by the INSS.
Other members of the INSS, such as service providers, self-employed professionals and other Social Security contributors, can also contact the body to be entitled to sickness benefit.
In view of the above, in order to prevent an expansion of the disease, the suggested measures are to avoid the agglomeration of people and teleworking, defined as Services provision predominantly outside the employer's premises, with the use of information and communication technologies that, by their nature, do not constitute external work.
Source: M. Biasioli[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
