Employment policy.

Brazil revised its employment policy, limiting part-time work to 25 hours a week and allowing job contracts to be put on hold for up to five months while workers take part in employer-sponsored retraining programs. The changes aim to reduce the unemployment rate. www.mtb.gov.br

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