Tirvu Blog | Outsourcing, time tracking & workforce management https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/ Articles, guides and news on outsourcing, employee time tracking, labor compliance and field operations management, straight from the Tirvu team. en Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT End of Brazil's 6x1 schedule: what the Senate amendment means for HRhttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/escala-6x1-pec-senado-o-que-muda/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/escala-6x1-pec-senado-o-que-muda/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's Senate is debating an amendment cutting the workweek from 44 to 40 hours with two days off. See the timeline, schedule impacts and what HR should do.Legislation6x1 scheduleworking hoursPEC 221/2019hour bankoutsourcing NR-01 and psychosocial risks: what applies while Brazil's STF holds fineshttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/nr-01-riscos-psicossociais-stf-prazo/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/nr-01-riscos-psicossociais-stf-prazo/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's Supreme Court extended the freeze on NR-01 fines for psychosocial risks, but managing these risks in the PGR is still mandatory. See what applies now.LegislationNR-01psychosocial risksSupreme CourtPGRmental health Portaria 671 and electronic time tracking in Brazil: a complete guidehttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/portaria-671-ponto-eletronico-guia-completo/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/portaria-671-ponto-eletronico-guia-completo/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA complete guide to Brazil's Portaria MTP nº 671/2021: REP-C, REP-A and REP-P, AFD and AEJ files, clock-in receipts and what to demand from your vendor.LegislationPortaria 671time trackingREP-PBrazilian labor lawoutsourcing Brazil’s 13th salary in 2026: deadlines, calculation with averages and taxhttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/decimo-terceiro-salario-2026-prazos-calculo/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/decimo-terceiro-salario-2026-prazos-calculo/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT1st installment by Nov 30 and 2nd by Dec 18, since the 20th falls on a Sunday. See the calculation with averages, deductions, eSocial and workers’ rights.Payroll & benefits13th salaryyear-end bonuspayrolleSocialoutsourcing Brazil's meal and food vouchers: new PAT rules and what changes in Novemberhttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/vale-refeicao-alimentacao-novas-regras-pat/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/vale-refeicao-alimentacao-novas-regras-pat/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's Decree 12.712 capped fees, banned employer rebates and makes meal and food cards work at any card machine in November. What HR and payroll must do.Payroll & benefitsmeal vouchersfood vouchersPATemployee benefitsDecree 12.712 Mental health leave hits a record in Brazil: what HR can dohttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/saude-mental-afastamentos-inss-recorde/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/saude-mental-afastamentos-inss-recorde/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's INSS granted 546,254 benefits for mental disorders in 2025, almost 16% more than in 2024. See what the record means and how HR and teams can respond.People managementmental healthINSSsick leaveburnoutabsenteeism AI-powered medical certificates: from paper to a digital HR workflowhttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/atestado-medico-inteligencia-artificial/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/atestado-medico-inteligencia-artificial/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSee how AI reads a medical certificate from a photo, which checks HR should keep and what Brazilian labor law, CFM rules and the LGPD require of employers.Operationsmedical certificatesartificial intelligenceLGPDHR managementoutsourcing Income tax exemption up to R$5,000: what changes on payslips and the 13thhttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/isencao-imposto-de-renda-5-mil-holerite/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/isencao-imposto-de-renda-5-mil-holerite/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil’s Lei 15.270/2025 zeroes income tax up to R$5,000 a month and cuts it up to R$7,350. See payslip examples, the 13th salary, PLR and the 2027 return.Payroll & benefitsincome taxLei 15.270payslip13th salarypayroll Paternity leave of up to 20 days: what changes under Lei 15.371/2026https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/licenca-paternidade-ampliada-lei-15371/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/licenca-paternidade-ampliada-lei-15371/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's Lei 15.371/2026 extends paternity leave to 10 days in 2027 and creates a paternity benefit. See the timeline, eSocial changes, shifts and rights.People managementpaternity leavepaternity benefitLei 15.371eSocialshift scheduling Geofencing for time tracking: a practical guide for field teamshttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/cerca-virtual-geolocalizacao-ponto/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/cerca-virtual-geolocalizacao-ponto/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow to use geofencing and geolocation in field-team time tracking: radius per site, GPS accuracy, fake GPS detection, offline clock-ins and Brazil's LGPD.Time trackinggeofencinggeolocationfield teamstime trackingLGPD Crédito do Trabalhador: Brazil's new rules for payroll loans and FGTShttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/credito-do-trabalhador-consignado-clt-fgts/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/credito-do-trabalhador-consignado-clt-fgts/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFGTS and severance pay as collateral, an interest cap and a new deduction at dismissal: what changed in Brazil's Crédito do Trabalhador for payroll and staff.Payroll & benefitsCrédito do Trabalhadorpayroll loansFGTSeSocialtermination Pejotização at Brazil's Supreme Court: what Tema 1389 means for HRhttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/pejotizacao-stf-tema-1389/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/pejotizacao-stf-tema-1389/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's Supreme Court has not ruled on Tema 1389 yet, but pejotização lawsuits are moving again in labor courts. See the risks and how to review PJ contracts.LegislationpejotizaçãoSTFTema 1389employment relationshipoutsourcing PPE control in outsourcing: what NR-6 requires and how to avoid liabilityhttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/controle-epi-nr6-terceirizacao/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/controle-epi-nr6-terceirizacao/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTLearn what Brazil's NR-6 requires for PPE and uniform control in outsourcing, how missing delivery records become labor liability and how to go digital.LegislationNR-6PPEoutsourcingoccupational safetyeSocial Brazil's 2027 minimum wage: R$1,741 projection and the payroll impacthttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/salario-minimo-2027-impacto-folha/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/salario-minimo-2027-impacto-folha/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrazil's 2027 budget bill projects a R$1,741 minimum wage. See how it is calculated and how it affects payroll, wage floors, benefits and public contracts.Payroll & benefitsminimum wagepayroll2027 budgetoutsourcingpublic contracts Facial recognition and liveness detection: how to stop buddy punchinghttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/reconhecimento-facial-prova-de-vida-ponto/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/reconhecimento-facial-prova-de-vida-ponto/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFacial recognition with liveness detection for time tracking: how it works, which fraud it stops (photo, video, mask) and what Brazil's LGPD requires.Time trackingfacial recognitionliveness detectionbiometricsLGPDbuddy punching The client portal in outsourcing: transparency that retains contractshttps://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/portal-do-cliente-transparencia-terceirizacao/https://tirvu.com.br/en/blog/portal-do-cliente-transparencia-terceirizacao/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTSee how a client portal gives visibility into attendance, post coverage and incidents, eases contract oversight and helps outsourcing companies keep clients.Operationsclient portaloutsourcingSLAcontract oversightclient retention