Chamber prohibits dismissal of workers whose wives are pregnant
Chinaglia: the bill “reintroduces a little bit of solidarity in economic relations”
On Thursday (12/4), the Committee on the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship approved, with conclusive power, the Bill 3829/97, proposed by the Deputy Arlindo Chinaglia (PT-SP), which prohibits the arbitrary or unjustified dismissal of workers whose wives or partners are pregnant, for a 12-month period of time, which will be counted from the supposed conception, and proved by a declaration from a physician related to the Single Health System (SUS). The bill was forwarded to the Senate.
According to the bill, the employer which disrespects that rule will be enforced to pay a fine equivalent to 18 months of the employee’s wage.
The bill originally granted “employment stability” to the workers whose wives were pregnant. That term was excluded from the text, which now prohibits the arbitrary or unjustified dismissal.
That guarantee will not apply to temporary workers, which can be dismissed if their contract term expires before the 12-month period.
Solidarity
Chinaglia affirmed that the bill, by establishing a tool that permits the increase of confidence in the labor relationship, has a broadened reach, since it “reintroduces a little of solidarity in economic relations.”
For the rapporteur of the Bill at the Labor Committee, the Ex-Deputy Fleury (SP), another merit of the bill is that it helps stop the still existing discrimination against women in the labor market. “During the selection procedure, if the candidates have the same qualification, but are from different genders, the preference will be given to men. Such discriminatory practice often results from the labor stability the woman acquires when pregnant”, he said.
From the newsroom/Wilson Silveira
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