30/04/2013
CNI modern law seeks to increase competitiveness Autor: Revista Consultor Jurídico
"The country's labor system does not meet the needs of contemporary Brazilian society. Grounded in a rigid and legalistic regime with little room for negotiation, regulation has little connection with reality productive. "Is how the president of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Robson Braga de Andrade, presents the study" 101 proposed to modernizing labor ", made public on Friday (26/4), in São Paulo. Change requests come on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Consolidation of Labour Laws.
During the event, the Vice President of CNI, Alexandre Furlan, criticized the loss of competitiveness of Brazilian companies, complained about the high cost of labor and said the Brazilian worker is not productive. According to him, since 2000, manufacturing productivity has stagnated. "There was a growth of only 3.7%, while earnings increased by 101.7% in dollars," he said.
Furlan also cited "disappointing data" according to which the average productivity of Brazilian workers equals 20% of the employee assigned to the U.S.. The The Conference Board, a source of data, said South Koreans produce three times more than Brazil.
By Lilian Matsuura
The Boston Consulting Group, another source of research cited by Furlan, indicated that in the last ten years, the productivity of Brazilian industry was responsible for 26% of GDP growth. In South Korea, accounted for 72% of the increase in China's GDP and 92%.
To increase competitiveness, CNI argues, first, the strengthening of collective bargaining. Edited proposes a constitutional amendment that would bring "explicitly" the prediction that the collective agreement is as good as law. The Confederation believes that this measure will reduce conflicts in labor relations and ensure legal certainty, since it is now common to Justice not accept the collective agreement.
Outsourcing in all activities of the company is another flag defended by industry. "From there, production networks are formed in order to deliver the end product or service with higher quality and lower prices, in the process able to incorporate technology and innovation more quickly," explains the study. The PL 4.330/2004 before Congress with that goal.
The individual negotiation with highly skilled workers and high wages is one of the proposals. According to the CNI, this is a claim also those workers who are overly burdened and have reduced the possibility of working "in the best conditions of comfort and productivity." Annually a Brazilian executive receives £ 545,000. As a benchmark, in London the executive earns $ 590,000 and in New York, U.S. $ 640 000.
Interval intrajornada, 12x36 journey, work on Sundays and holidays without authorization from the Ministry of Labour, the end of a 10% fine on FGTS and the creation of the portfolio of digital work are also among the claims made by the Brazilian industry.
