Every company that employs through a formal contract must provide employees with the mandatory benefits set out in the Standardization of Labor Laws (CLT).
However, some benefits are optional – such as health insurance.
But in the event of impeachment, what happens to the plan? Is it possible to continue coverage? According to the legislation yes – provided that some of the following requirements are observed in the chapter:
- A worker cannot be fired for a good reason; And the
- He must have contributed to the monthly cost of the health care plan. If the company has covered the monthly expenses alone, the law does not allow for continuity of coverage.
After dismissal, the worker is responsible for paying 100% of the costs of the HMO.
How long can I stay in the plan after class?
After dismissal, the dismissed person may continue to be a beneficiary for one third of the time he/she has remained in the company- A minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 2 years.
“Even if the employee has worked for one or two months in the company, he/she can continue to benefit from the health plan for the next six months after termination of employment in the company. If he stays for 15 years, the maximum will be only two years, even if the third time is more Two years ago,” says labor lawyer Ingrid Raquel Sills dos Reyes.
I got another job. Can I continue with the old company’s health plan?
no. When you are accepted into another company, you lose your right to the medical plan of the company from which you were fired.
How do you stay with the HMO after dismissal?
In order to continue with the plan, the employee must inform the company within 30 days of leaving the employee of his or her interest in remaining in the service.
Health plans must cover treatments not on the ANS list
What to do if the company or agreement does not respect your rights?
According to Lariane R. Del-Vechio, an attorney who specializes in labor rights, if the company does not honor rights to maintain the plan, the employee can request a class union, the Department of Labor, or even file a labor claim.
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