The Labor Court did not decide to fine R$25,200 for having designated a person who was hospitalized to participate in a virtual hearing as the company’s representative.
The decision was signed this Wednesday (18) by judge Tatiane Raquel Bastos Buquera, from the 1st Labor Court of .
The episode occurred on December 5th during a virtual hearing linked to a process in which a delivery man requested recognition of his employment relationship with a commercial establishment in Foz and, in solidarity, with the delivery app. When opening the camera, the company’s representative was in a hospital environment.
Asked about the worker’s ability to give the statement, the company’s lawyer stated that “he was in a position to do so.” But the judge then said that the situation was absurd and the hospitalized man’s testimony was ultimately dismissed.
In this Wednesday’s decision, the judge understood that there was litigation in bad faith. She writes that iFood’s attitude “constitutes a reckless procedure in the process” and “violates the dignity of the agent as a worker and human person”.
“A company of such size would find it extremely easy to replace the agent in advance, saving the worker who was obviously hospitalized for health care from the stress resulting from appearing in court”, says an excerpt from the sentence.
The fine applied must be paid to the FAT (Worker Support Fund). There is an appeal.
When contacted, iFood sent a note in which it states that the company “does not comment on ongoing processes, but informs that it is conducting a rigorous investigation of what happened and reinforces that it does not tolerate any practice outside of its code of ethics and conduct”.
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