Narayan AmmachchiThe Ministry of Labor in the Brazilian state of São Paulo opened an investigation into allegations that Stefanini forced 200 of its outsourced workers at Prodesp, a state-owned technology company, to resign.
The investigation was launched following a complaint by the São Paulo IT Union (Sindpd-SP) that the workers were pressured to resign so they could be hired by IT2B, another outsourced IT company that won the contract to service Prodesp.
Such practices are quite common in Brazil, stated the IT union, adding that the majority of those who were fired had been working at Stefanini for more than a decade.
Stefanini denied the allegations, explaining that it offered the employees redeployment to other roles within the company, but some chose to resign instead.
A Stefanini official told a local publication that 30 of its employees working for Prodesp have been transferred and five have been fired.
More than 1,700 Stefanini employees continue to work as outsourced workers at Prodesp. The IT company has 500 open positions at its Sao Paulo locations alone.
The case has raised concerns about the treatment of outsourced workers in Brazil. A month ago, outsourced IT workers at Qintess went on strike to protest against the late payment of wages and the lack of severance payments for employees who were laid off in recent months.
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