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Table 1 Types of employment rights for the categories of permanent and non-permanent workers in the UHS-BH, 2002–2006

From: Employment and sociodemographic characteristics: a study of increasing precarity in the health districts of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Employment rights

Category of employment

 

Non-permanent worker

Permanent worker

 

Political appointment

Temporary contract

Subcontract

Trainee

Municipal Health Secretariat of the City of Belo Horizonte (SMSA-BH)

Entry

Nomination

Application

Application

Selection

Public competitive examination

Working week

40 hours exclusive contract.

40 hours per week

44 hours

20 hours

(trainee)

30 hours (subcontractor)

20 hours

or more

Holidays

25 working days

20 days every 12 months

(when less than 3 absences during the period)

30 calendar days

Not specified

25 working days

13th Salary

1/12 year worked

1/12 year worked

1/12 year worked

Not specified

1/12 year worked

Sick leave

Time necessary for recuperation

Maximum of 2 days per month

Time necessary for recuperation

Not specified

Time necessary for recuperation

Validity of contract or competitive examination

Duration of political mandate

6 months, renewable 4 times

Indefinite

6 months to 2 years

(trainee)

Indefinite (subcontractor)

Permanent after 730 days worked.

Prior Notice

Not specified

15 calendar days

30 calendar days

Not specified

30 calendar days

Increase

According to Public Service increments

Not specified

Collective negotiations

Not specified

Collective negotiations

  1. Source: Produced by the authors from data provided by GGTE/SMSA-BH – 2007.