We live in a democracy, and therefore the citizen always votes on who should be his representative. Voting is exercising your citizenship, fighting for your rights. Thus, those who work in elections, as a poll worker, for example, has certain rights guaranteed by performing such a function. But do you know how it works?
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This year's elections will take place in early October, with the responsibility of choosing who will be the President of the Republic, among other positions. If there is a second round, citizens must return to the polls at the end of the same month, and those who work in these elections have some rights.
How is the call for polling done?
The selection is defined in a decentralized way. The Regional Courts summon people according to the need for polling station officials by electoral zone. But there are also unified procedures, such as the professional training offered by the Superior Electoral Court and the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
It often happens that someone who worked in an election returns to service, as the Electoral Justice favors those who exercised this function in the past. Remembering that this is not a rule, but a trend, as it is a matter of facilitating the process for both sides.
What are the labor rights of those who are summoned?
According to the law, a person summoned to work during the elections will receive double time off in relation to the number of days worked in the Electoral Court. So if you work two shifts, you have four days off, but it's only two days off if you work only one shift.
Days off are defined by mutual agreement
The Electoral Justice advises that this received leave be calculated for a period immediately after the days worked in the election. However, there is no requirement that this necessarily occur in the days following one of the two shifts worked.
Thus, existing days off must be agreed between the employee and the employer, who cannot oppose this break, as it is defined by law. If there is disagreement about granting the period off, the employee must go to the electoral registry office.
Can there be compensation?
In addition, it is important to emphasize: the law only provides for the right to days off! However, there may be compensation in cases where a worker leaves the organization after activity, training or employment during an election and has not taken time off.