October 03, 2025
The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (MTESS) has issued Resolution No. 976/2025. The rule establishes the new procedure for the approval and registration of Internal Work Regulations (RIT). It digitizes the process through the REOP and VIRTU systems and repeals the previous regulation. It will enter into force on October 1, 2025.
The change is twofold. The first relates to content: all Internal Work Regulations must now include protocols for the prevention, investigation, and sanctioning of workplace violence and harassment, in addition to conflict resolution mechanisms. The validity of the regulations is limited to a maximum of five years.
The second change is procedural. The approval application is now entirely electronic. The MTESS will directly archive any submission with incomplete documentation. If the ministry raises observations, the employer has a peremptory period of ten business days to address them. Failure to respond within this term disables the uploading of documents and results in the automatic archiving of the file.
The resolution transcends the mere modernization of a procedure. The imposition of content on legally sensitive matters transforms the nature of the Internal Work Regulations. It ceases to be a document of general order and becomes an instrument of corporate governance and labor risk management. The new procedure, in turn, elevates procedural risk. The strict deadlines and automatic consequences demand greater rigor in the preparation and monitoring of the process, as errors or omissions cannot be rectified outside the established terms.