Table 1

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

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

Coelho et al. Human Resources for Health 2009 7:56   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-7-56

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