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On October 25th, 2021, the National Salary Council approved an increase to the minimum wage increase, for private sector employees, for 2022. The general increase percentage for 2022 is of 2.09%. For the following categories, the salary increase will be the following ..read more
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On September 28 th, 2021, the National Commission of Vaccination and Epidemiology approved the obligatory nature of the vaccine against Covid-19 for all public sector employees and allowed private sector employers to establish within their internal labor regulations the mandatory vaccination for their employees (if they deem it necessary). This s a key change regarding vaccination against COVID-19 and the limitations that employers had to require this vaccine to their employees ..read more
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In the passing of Executive Decree N° 42227-MP-S, they considered the following circumstances and facts ..read more
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Articles 74 and 75 of the Labor Code regulate the suspension of services for reasons of force majeure or acts of God, as is the case with the declaration of national emergency due to the presence of Covid-19 in the country. This procedure involves a temporary suspension of the work contract without responsibility for the employer or the workers. The work relationship continues, but the worker’s obligation to continue providing services as well as the employer’s obligation to pay are both suspended ..read more
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Due to the emergency related to the COVID-19, it is worth reflecting on the Guidelines on the General Enforcement for the Welfare of all the Inhabitants of the Republic of Guatemala,issued on March 17, 2020 and in force from 0:00 hours from the date of issue to March 31, 2020 at 24:00 hours (announced in a national broadcast at 20:00 hours on the previous day). These guidelines included the suspension of private sector activities ordered by the President of the Republic in the press conference of March 16, 2020 and their effect on employer and employee obligations ..read more
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On April 21, the National Registry Office of the Supreme Court of Justice of Nicaragua issued Circular No. 210420 stating that the Commercial Registries in the country will no longer require the legal approval of the Reforms of the Articles of Incorporation of Corporations ..read more