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Teachers: class hours and rights
Colégio Santo Américo

Do you work or did you work as a teacher at Colégio Santo Américo? Understand class hours, school recess pay, lesson planning and other rights of the profession.

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What to do, step by step

  1. Gather your contract, payslips (holerites), class schedule, class registers and communications about your workload at Colégio Santo Américo.

  2. Check how your pay per class hour is calculated and whether the limit on consecutive daily classes is respected (art. 318 of the CLT (Brazilian Labor Code)).

  3. Check payment for activities outside the classroom, such as meetings, lesson planning and grading, according to the contract and the collective agreement.

  4. If dismissal takes place at the end of the school year or during school holidays, check the payment of salaries for that period (TST Súmula 10 (Brazilian Superior Labor Court precedent)) and of the other amounts due.

  5. Contact the teachers’ union, MTE (MTE, Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Employment, Disque 158) or a lawyer; a lawsuit must be filed within 2 years after the end of the contract.

Official channels for workers

Labor inspection
MTE · 158
Public Labor Prosecutor’s Office
MPT: guidance and complaints
Labor Courts
Superior Labor Court (TST)

Frequently asked questions

Are teachers entitled to pay during school recess?

In private schools, teachers are entitled to salaries during school holidays (TST Súmula 10), according to the law and the sector collective rules. Each case must be analysed individually.

Can a reduction in teaching hours reduce my salary?

A reduction in classes may be challenged when it causes a significant and unjustified drop in pay. The analysis depends on the specific case.

Are meetings and lesson planning paid?

They may be considered time at the employer’s disposal, depending on the contract and the collective agreement. Consult the union to learn which rule applies.

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