1. INTRODUCTION
In Argentina, a general employment labour law,
complemented by additional laws and the applicable collective
bargaining agreement, governs employment conditions.
Labour laws are very comprehensive and rule almost every term of
the employment relationship. Labour laws are public policy and
therefore, are mandatory. Employer is obliged to grant employees at
least what is provided by labour laws. Therefore, employer can
grant employees benefits on top of what is provided by those laws
but cannot agree with employees in detriment of what is provided by
those laws, nor can employee waive any right included in those
laws.
Allende & Brea has a highly specialised
labour team, that works to prevent legal disputes by giving
preventive advice and, where the dispute has already arisen, we
work on the defence throughout all the administrative and court
stages of the proceedings.
