Share-based compensation can be a good incentive to employees and officers. In Brazil, however, companies should pay attention on how to structure SOPs since its characteristics lead to different labor, tax and social security treatments. Until...

Settling labor disputes through arbitration has historically been virtually impossible in Brazil (because deemed illegal). Recent changes in law have opened room for arbitration that may contribute to reducing litigation and the number of lawsuits.

As a new culture of internal probes emerges, companies have to tread carefully to avoid undue exposure of employees participating as witnesses or who are under investigation. Employment-related aspects, sometimes unwritten, must be complied...

New laws and precedents are reducing the risk for shareholders to be held liable for companies’ labor debts. However, most labor case laws still apply rules focusing on the vulnerability of employees and thus increasing investors liability....

Companies are establishing programs with financial compensation for whistleblowers as an incentive for collaboration in internal investigations. In Brazil, such monetary encouragement has been under public scrutiny and facing criticism but there...