Adicional de insalubridade: compensação ou perpetuação do trabalho degradante?

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the role of hazard pay in the context of compensating or perpetuating degrading work. Based on a theoretical-normative study, the structure of this work begins with the presentation of the legal provision and the purposes of the hazard pay premium, highlighting its importance in the Brazilian legal system. Following that, the consequences of working in unhealthy environments are addressed, highlighting the impacts on the health and well-being of workers exposed to harmful conditions. Finally, the relationship between precariousness and compensation is discussed, questioning whether the additional effectively protects the worker or perpetuates work in degrading conditions, defending the need to improve the protection of workers' health and dignity.