ArticleBolivia Assesses Regulating Telework Contracts As A Special Form Of Provision Of ServicesA bill of law (No. 202/2016) is currently under study with a view to regulating telework agreements as a special form of provision of services. EcuadorEmployment and HRFerrere
ArticleSuspension Of Working Day On Monday, February 06, 2023On January 27, 2023, by means of Executive Decree No. 655 (hereinafter the "Decree"), the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, accepted the request of the National Electoral Council...EcuadorEmployment and HRCorralRosales
ArticleStatutory Minimum WageThe Ministry of Labor, through Ministerial Agreement MDT-2021-277 published in the supplement to Official Register 203 of December 6, 2022, established that...EcuadorEmployment and HRCorralRosales
ArticleA New Specialized Financial Agent"Closed deal" seems to be the last words for the transaction on the shares and directors positions of this financial society. EcuadorStrategyRivera Abogados
ArticleDefense And Guarantee Of Employees´ Individual And Collective RightsBy Official Supplement Gazette No. 252 of February 1, 2023, it was published the Organic Reformatory Law to several Laws for the Defense and Guarantee of the Individual and Collective Rights...EcuadorEmployment and HRCorralRosales
ArticleNuevo salario básico unificadoPor Acuerdo Ministerial MDT2022-216 publicado en el Registro Oficial Suplemento No. 203 el 6 de diciembre del 2022, el Ministerio del Trabajo determinó...EcuadorEmployment and HRCorralRosales
ArticleReforms To Ministry Of Labor Guidelines On The Application Of Reduction, Modification Or Emergency Suspension Of Work ActivitiesOn March 28, the Ministry of Labor amended the Ministerial Agreement MDT-2020-077, regarding guidelines on the application of reduction...EcuadorEmployment and HRCorralRosales
ArticleLabor Procedure ReformsWith dollar as the legal currency in Ecuador, production has to be more competitive. One of the main points to be analyzed for that goal is labor area. Labor Procedure Code has been liberalized as an effort to increase commerce and competition as well as to encourage external investments.</EcuadorStrategyRivera Abogados
ArticleIgualdad de género, un buen negocio para las organizacionesLa Cámara de Comercio Ecuatoriano Canadiense (CCEC) y la Embajada de Canadá promueven un nuevo espacio de diálogo para conocer las diferentes formas en que las empresas pueden implementar...EcuadorEmployment and HRDentons Paz Horowitz
ArticleModalidades ContractualesEl 10 de abril del año en curso, el Ministerio del Trabajo expidió tres acuerdos ministeriales que han sido publicado en el Registro Oficial Nº 238 del 10 de mayo de 2018, en los cuales se crean...EcuadorEmployment and HRDentons Paz Horowitz
ArticleNew Employer Requirements To Strengthen Gender Equality At WorkEcuador's Violet Economy Law is intended to promote the employment of women and the equal treatment of men and women in the workplace, including with regard to family-related leaves.EcuadorEmployment and HRWTW
ArticleNormas Generales Aplicables a las Inspecciones Integrales de TrabajoLa verificación de inspección aleatoria se aplicará cuando exista vulneración de derechos respecto a trabajo infantile ...EcuadorComplianceDentons Paz Horowitz
ArticleAcuerdo Ministerial MDT-2017-0195 Fija Nuevo Salario Basico Unificado para 2018Publicado en el R.O. Nº 157 de 5 de enero de 2018. El nuevo salario básico unificado se establece para este año así: EcuadorEmployment and HRCorral Barriga Abogados
ArticleLabor Rules Regarding The Dismissal Of Employees With HIV-AIDS In EcuadorThe Ministerial Agreement No. 398, issued on 13 July 2006 by the Secretary of Labor, expressly prohibited the "dismissal of employees based on their health, suffering from HIV-AIDS". EcuadorEmployment and HRNoboa, Peña & Torres Abogados
ArticleManual de seguridad y salud en la industria bananera.El Oficial Nro. 255, del 05 de Junio del 2018, publicó el Acuerdo Ministerial No. MDT-2018-0108 , por medio del cual se emitió el Manual de Seguridad y Salud en la Industria Bananera para su aplicación en el sector bananero ecuatoriano.EcuadorEmployment and HRDentons Paz Horowitz
ArticleNormativa para la Aplicación de la Ley para la Promoción del Trabajo JuvenilEn los pasados días se publicó el Acuerdo Ministerial No. MDT-2016-0158 del Ministerio del Trabajo que contiene la Normativa para la Aplicación de la Ley Orgánica para la Promoción del Trabajo Juvenil.EcuadorEmployment and HRCorral Barriga Abogados
ArticleNotification Of Work Accidents IESS, Beyond The FormTo avoid a penalty for a decision of employer liability of a work accident, the employer should do more than just notify the accident. EcuadorEmployment and HRNoboa, Peña & Torres Abogados
ArticleScope Of Ineffective Dismissal In Ecuador. Who Can I And Who Can't I Dismiss?The scope of ineffective dismissal has increased through many channels, from laws and ministerial resolutions to high court judgments. Here is explained what we have up to now in terms of workers covered by the irremovability principle.EcuadorEmployment and HRNoboa, Peña & Torres Abogados
ArticleVisas In Ecuador, Seven Aspects To ConsiderIt has been one year since the Organic Law of Human Mobility came into force and effect in Ecuador, and it is important to understand and distinguish the changes that have been made in this compilation of all the different laws on this subject, ...EcuadorImmigrationNoboa, Peña & Torres Abogados