The Professional Card, which originated the current Work and Social Security Card (CtPs), was created during the Getúlio Vargas government, in March 1932. It is a document that records professional history and guarantees rights such as salary, vacation, 13th salary, unemployment insurance, retirement, FGTS, etc. That is why, for 80 years, so many people have sought to have a “signed portfolio”, working in a company that registers employees and guarantees benefits. Before CtPs, there was only the “agricultural worker card” and employers kept employee records only for accounting purposes. Since 2011, the document has been printed on paper money, with inscriptions stamped on the cover and information scanned in bar code. The objective is to avoid filling out frauds and to facilitate the worker’s access to updated numbers on length of service and benefits, in addition to integrating this data into a national database.
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Source: Ministry of Labor and Employment