Chilean Labour Reform Now In Force

This month the new Labour Reform (Law No. 20.940) has went into force and a series of modifications to the Labor Code have been introduced which break down as follows:

1. The Labour Code incorporated has norms of protection to avoid discrimination acts at the work place. In this regard, article 2 is amended, increasing the list of behaviors considered as acts of discrimination in labour matters.
2. Employees may request an exceptional work shift to the Labour Office (Dirección del Trabajo). This is the system used in all mine site were workers develop their work 24/7 nonstop. The reform reduces this resolutions from 4 to 3 years.
3. There is now a possibility of a 4×3 work shift (work 4 and rest 3) for those companies where more than 30% of the workers are part of a union.