---
slug: prazo-flexibilizacao-jornada
lang: en
titulo: Work schedule flexibility measures may be adopted for up to 2 years after birth, adoption, or custody
resposta: Flexibility measures (part-time, time bank, etc.) may be adopted for up to 2 years after the birth, adoption, or custody of a child aged 6 or under or with disabilities.
curto: Flexibility valid for 2 years
tema: Free market
revisada: 2026-10-04
proxima: 2027-04-04
---

## Data
| Who | Criterion | Maximum deadline | Source | Date of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees | Having a child, stepchild, or person under judicial custody aged 6 or under or with disabilities | 2 years after birth, adoption, or custody | Law 14.457/2022, art. 8, § 1 | 21/09/2022 |

Data consulted on 04/10/2026.

## Basis
- [Law No. 14.457/2022 (Planalto, in Portuguese)](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2019-2022/2022/lei/l14457.htm): art. 8, § 1, establishes that flexibility measures (part-time, time bank, vacation advance, flexible hours) may be adopted until the second year of the birth, adoption, or custody of a child aged 6 or under or with disabilities.

## How it applies
Work schedule flexibility measures (part-time, time bank, vacation advance, flexible hours) are applicable for up to 2 years after the birth, adoption, or judicial custody of a child aged 6 or under or with disabilities. Granting depends on individual, collective, or union agreement, and must be formalized with the expressed will of the employee.

## Limits
- The 2-year deadline applies only to the measures listed in art. 8 (part-time, time bank, vacation advance, flexible hours) and not to other flexibilities not provided for in the law.
- Flexibility does not extend beyond the second year after the event (birth, adoption, or custody), even if the child is still under 6 or has disabilities.
- Measures must be formalized by individual, collective, or union agreement, as per § 2 of art. 8.
- The law does not cover situations of non-judicial temporary custody or international adoption not regulated in Brazil.
- Subsequent amendments must be checked directly in the text of Law 14.457/2022 or any updates on Planalto.