Mondaq Latin America: Employment and HR
With the Catholic Cardinals’ election of their fellow Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Pope (Francis I), a spotlight has been cast in recent days upon his native Argentina.
A proposal for Constitutional Amendment was approved and will increase labor rights for domestic employees.
The 2nd Panel of the Superior Labor Court upheld an appeal filed by an employee of the company Siemens do Brasil Ltda., who had his employment contract suspended since he was assigned temporarily to work on the same company in Italy.
Period For Rest And Meal Of Drivers And Collectors Who Usually Work Overtime May Not Be Fractionated
The Superior Labor Court has granted validity to the agreement clause or collective agreement which allows the fractionation of the period for rest and meal of drivers and collectors of buses in small breaks along the itineration.
The company Veronesi Hotéis Ltda. must pay indemnification for the period of stability to a former employee injured during probation contract.
Recently, the Judges of the Superior Labor Court ("TST") met to review some controversial legal understandings.
The Federal Court of Campinas has granted the right to a father to be absent from work for 120 days and receive paternity leave, which must be paid by the National Institute of Social Security on the same basis as maternity leave.
The Economic Affairs Commission is ready to vote the legislative bill of the House which amends the Consolidated Labor Laws to regulate the division of the service fee charged on the expenses held in bars, restaurants, hotels, motels and similar establishments.
The 6th Panel of the Regional Labor Court of the 3rd Region classified as arbitrary, abusive and unethical the behavior of a company that, contrary to the conclusion of the expertise pension, did not allow the employee to return to work.
The Sixth Panel of the Superior Labor Court upheld the appeal of a female employee of the Richard Hugh Fisk Foundation, who, working beyond her normal working hours, did not enjoy the pause for rest foreseen in article 384 of the Consolidated Labor Laws, which ensures to female workers the pause to rest for 15 minutes in case of extension of normal working hours.
A former employee of Lojas Americanas was dismissed with cause due to several delays and unjustified absences from work.
The 6th Panel of the Regional Labor Court of the 3rd Region upheld the sentence which declared annulled the dismissal of a worker who suffered of panic disorder.
In a case examined by the 9th Panel of the Regional Labor Court of the 3rd Region the claimant alleged that each employee had a number on their shirts and when the defendant needed to call the workers, it called them by numbers in a totally impersonal way.
The company Blasting Pintura Industrial Ltda. will have to reimburse medical expenses and pay indemnification for moral damages to a former employee.
Use Of Uniform With Advertisement Without Previous Consent Of The Employee Violates The Image Rights
The 7th Panel of the Regional Labor Court of the 3rd Region ruled in favor of the employee who requested indemnification for having always worked wearing shirts with advertisement.
According to Law No. 11.324/06, the domestic worker has the right to rest in civil and religious holidays.
After seven years of discussion, the Congress of Costa Rica has finally approved that country's Labor Procedure Reform.
On April 17, 2013, Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines will go into effect
A discussion on Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines, which will go into effect on April 17, 2013
The status of PBGC coverage for Puerto Rico defined benefit plans is one that has been the subject of review and analysis by the PBGC for quite some time.
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Argentine law governs all labor activities in Argentina,
regardless of where the employee was first hired or where the
employment contract was entered into or signed, as well as the
employee';s nationality.
A new Venezuelan Labor Law came into force on Monday May 7th, 2012 as a result of its publication in the Official Gazette No. 6.076 of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
A discussion on Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines, which will go into effect on April 17, 2013
The status of PBGC coverage for Puerto Rico defined benefit plans is one that has been the subject of review and analysis by the PBGC for quite some time.
Labour relationships in Argentina are governed by the Argentine Constitution, international treaties and conventions and, in most cases, by the Labour Contract Law.
Argentine law governs all labor activities in Argentina, regardless of where the employee was first hired or where the employment contract was entered into or signed, as well as the employee’s nationality.
On April 17, 2013, Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines will go into effect
A discussion on Mexico's National Migration Institute issuing new regulations and guidance to implement immigration laws that were enacted in May 2011.
This memorandum addresses Decree No. 7.976 of April 1, 2013, which authorizes the incorporation by Brazil′s executive branch of the Agência Brasileira Gestora de Fundos Garantidores e Garantias S.A., a state-owned company to be organized as a corporation and linked to the Ministry of Finance, as described in our memorandum dated June 1, 2012.
A proposal for Constitutional Amendment was approved and will increase labor rights for domestic employees.
