In December, 2020, Littler's Virtual Latin America Employer Conference addressed the most relevant issues that have impacted the workplace in different jurisdictions in the region. Our experienced team of multinational attorneys, joined by executives from companies with a presence in the region, shared their views on transcendental issues including telework and efficiency measures, mandatory preventive isolation, legal claims, the processing of personal data, amendments to labor and employment legislation in the face of the pandemic, among others.
In the recordings below, you can hear the perspectives from our teams in Colombia, Central America, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States and Venezuela.
Sessions are in Spanish with English subtitles.
A discussion of the workplace law environment across various countries in the Latin American region, to draw the backdrop to the current situation. Topics analyzed include:
Many Colombian companies paused their operations 100% during the declared mandatory preventive isolation, resulting in low sales or none at all, and unavoidable economic obligations. Amid the economic impact, businesses need to resume operations with the highest efficiencies, to achieve their best performance before the end of 2020 and during the uncertain times awaiting in 2021. What strategies should companies implement to, efficiently, address labor costs, payment of commissions, and other varying factors? What frameworks are effective and attractive for this situation?
With the pandemic greatly affecting all kinds of companies around the world, our governments have implemented various measures to lessen the effects of the pandemic and keep their respective economies alive. This panel examines the important legislative changes from this year, enacted to address the COVID-19 reality. It also explores the outlook for 2021, as Central American countries work to reactivate their economy and overcome the devastating effects caused by the pandemic.
This panel reviews how the law to regulate psychosocial risks in the workplace has altered the legal landscape in Mexico. Speakers discuss employer obligations under the NOM-035, the treatment of employees’ sensitive personal data, workplace violence, and the claims that may be filed with the CONAPRED, among other topics.
That Puerto Rico has “a leave for every occasion” is not an overstatement. This session explores many of the leaves available to employees in Puerto Rico, the eligibility requirements, and the circumstances under which each applies.
The labor situation in Venezuela already was complex before the COVID-19 pandemic. To understand the most relevant issues, it is necessary to discuss the reality of how it was and has been, so we can discuss our vision of the near future.
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