FGTS: Jovem Aprendiz is a program that aims to provide first employment and equal opportunities for low-income young people. However, what few know is that the category grants the intern several rights.

Jovem Aprendiz is a program that aims to provide first employment and equal opportunities for low-income young people. For those who want to participate, the interested party must be between 14 and 24 years old.

The initiative was founded in 2000 with the aim of employing the young Brazilian population and specializing professionally. By law, companies have a quota of 5 to 15 interns.

The program is designed entirely in accordance with labor legislation. When the citizen becomes a young apprentice, he has his formal contract. Despite the reduction in working hours and the lower salary, he is entitled to the severance pay fund (FGTS).

For the employer, hiring an apprentice is very advantageous, since the payment rate for the FGTS is only 2%, lower than the 8% for workers with a formal contract.

Furthermore, the trainee has access to an extra-professional qualification focused on the area in which they will work in the company. Furthermore, the Apprentice Law continues to guarantee the physical and mental integrity of the apprentice through article 403, sole paragraph:

“The work of minors must not be carried out in places that are harmful to their educational, physical, psychological, moral and social development and at times and places that do not allow them to attend school.”

Unfortunately, when it comes to working informally, the news about labor rights is not good. This is because the worker has no law that protects him, that's right.

This way, only the employer can be asked to sign the employment record. Only in this way is it possible to receive benefits with time off for employees with a formal contract.

If the employer refuses to register, it is advisable to lodge a formal complaint with the employment center and/or obtain information from the union responsible for your professional group.

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