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  • The Labor Inspectorate’s access to the workplace located at the company’s registered office

    Without prior consent of the company, the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate (L&SSI) needs judicial authorization to access the registered office and the workplace located therein when there is no appreciable physical separation between the two and it has not informed of its desire to access only the workplace area.  

  • Colombia: Enactment of a new holiday

    The Congress of the Republic has declared 9 July as a national holiday.

  • The company does not always have to adapt the position in the event of a permanent disability

    The idea has spread that any situation of permanent disability of an employee forces the company to adapt their position, relocate them and/or make reasonable adjustments, but this is not always the case. The suspension of the employment contract with reservation of a job when the employee’s situation of disability can be reviewed for improvement that allows their reinstatement still exists.    

  • Mexico raises the standard of protection against AI in the artistic sector and tightens contractual obligations

    A new reform to the Federal Labor Law (FLL) and the Federal Copyright Law (FCL) seeks to strengthen the protection of the labor rights of all individuals engaged in activities within the artistic field, ensuring fairer and more equitable working conditions in the exercise of their profession.

  • Chile: The Labor Directorate redefines its position and rules that the determination of minimum services must precede the start of collective bargaining

    The Labor Directorate changes its criteria and now requires that minimum services and emergency teams be qualified before initiating collective bargaining. Without such qualifications, the process cannot begin or must be suspended, with a direct impact on companies’ labor planning.

  • The EU proposes to redefine labor mobility by reforming the coordination of social security and is committed to quality employment

    In the week of Europe Day (9 May), we look at the reform that the European Union institutions are working on about social security coordination rules and their roadmap for quality employment. 

  • The Mexican labor reform reduces weekly working hours to 40 and requires companies to anticipate costs, overtime rules and electronic time-tracking obligations

    On 1 May 2026, Mexico reformed its labour legislation to gradually reduce the standard working week to 40 hours, redefine overtime rules and mandate electronic recording of working time, with a direct impact on companies’ workforce organisation and labour costs.

  • Garrigues brings on board Juan Grangel as Labor and Employment partner at the Zaragoza office

    He has a strong professional background in employment law, labor compliance and combatting employment fraud, as a result of a lengthy career in both the public sector and in private practice.

  • Garrigues brings Jaime Silva on board as partner in the Labor and Employment Department

    In his 22 years’ experience, he has crafted a solid career trajectory in labor and employment legal advisory services to domestic and international companies

  • Sustainable mobility: keys to complying with new legal obligations

    Law 9/2025 requires mobility plans to be negotiated with workers’ representatives. With the deadline ending in December 2026, many companies are already receiving applications to start negotiations. In this post we offer keys to the new legal obligations.