Government will notify 80,000 employers to regularize FGTS (Unemployment Fund) payments for domestic workers

The Lula administration (Workers' Party) will begin efforts on Wednesday, the 17th, to regularize the Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS) for domestic workers. According to the Ministry of Labor, more than 80,000 employers will receive notifications indicating outstanding debts in the fund.

The notifications will be sent via the Electronic Labor Domicile (DET), a communication platform between the Labor Inspectorate and employers, including domestic workers. According to the federal government, the notifications are sent by cross-referencing eSocial data with the invoices registered and paid to Caixa Econômica Federal.

Initially, the notifications will serve as a warning to employers about possible irregularities in compliance with labor laws and to encourage voluntary regularization by October 31st. After this deadline, cases involving employers who fail to regularize their situation may be forwarded for official debt assessment.

There are a total of 80,506 employers registered with the DET, responsible for 154,063 domestic jobs across the country. The amount owed to the FGTS, according to the federal government, exceeds 375 million reais , an amount that illustrates not only the dimension of employment relationships in the sector, but the importance of regularization and compliance with labor obligations.