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Legal analysis, key reforms and trends impacting employment on both sides of the Atlantic.
This site brings together the main labour law content prepared by ECIJA's teams in Latin America and Spain, focusing on regulatory reforms, jurisprudential criteria, business obligations and emerging trends such as teleworking or artificial intelligence.
Articles, reports and events that offer a practical and updated vision to help companies and professionals to anticipate risks, ensure regulatory compliance and make informed decisions in a constantly evolving labour environment.
Report
ECIJA Argentina brought together professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives in a day of analysis dedicated to the recent Labour Reform enacted by the National Congress.
The talk "Labour Reform and new tax provisions" was given by Federico Villarino, partner of the labour area, and Andrés Chacra, partner of the tax area, who offered a comprehensive view of the regulatory amendments and their practical effects.
The progressive reduction of the working day to 40 hours, the criteria on the use of mobile phones to record attendance and the application of the Karin Law are the main labour challenges for companies in Chile today.
The regulation moves forward with a new reduction in working hours that will come into force in April 2026, as part of a gradual process that will bring the maximum working week from 45 to 40 hours by April 2028, without affecting pay.
On 29 January 2026, the Labour Directorate ruled again on the use of personal telephones for time and attendance systems, reaffirming that their use is possible, but only if the rules of Exempt Resolution No. 38 of 26 April 2024 are strictly complied with.
More than a year after its entry into force, the Karin Law has already registered more than 66,000 complaints, confirming that harassment and workplace violence remain a structural challenge for organisations.
Article
While Law 2466 of 2025 (Labour Reform) introduced significant changes in the regulation of contractual relations in Colombia, by 2026 it is essential that employers bear in mind the progressive implementation of these changes, as well as the deadlines set for compliance with several of its provisions.
Main regulatory changes and labour criteria that impact on wages, rights and business obligations in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica has strengthened the fight against harassment at work with the adoption of ILO Convention 190, a key step forward in protecting the dignity of workers.
The reform to article 515 of the Labour Code obliges employers to grant paid leave for duly justified proceedings before the Ministry of Labour, extending a right previously limited to court appearances and establishing requirements to prevent abuse.
As of 1 January 2026, new increases in private sector minimum wages and adjustments in social security contributions come into effect in Costa Rica, with a direct impact on payrolls, labour costs and the take-home pay of workers.
The CCSS approved a reform to the regulation on the remission of social security charges that allows fines, interest and surcharges to be forgiven, simplifies procedures and extends to twelve months the period of eligibility for the benefit, with the aim of facilitating compliance, encouraging formalisation and strengthening social security.
1 December is a holiday in Costa Rica commemorating the abolition of the army; from a labour point of view, it is a non-mandatory paid holiday and does not carry over, according to the Labour Code.
Christmas (25 December) and New Year's (1 January) holidays are mandatory paid holidays in Costa Rica, implying rest and pay entitlements and requiring employers to plan and give advance notice of closures, leave or holidays in accordance with the Labour Code.
The note clarifies the correct calculation of Christmas bonus and holidays for domestic workers, recalling that both cash wages and wages in kind should be included, and warns that excluding these benefits may generate legal contingencies for the employer.
As of 1 January 2026, the update of income tax brackets and a general increase of 1.63 % in minimum wages come into effect in Costa Rica, which obliges companies to revise payrolls and wage structures to correctly apply the new amounts.
The impact of artificial intelligence on labour relations, the compensation of public holidays and the challenges of teleworking are the main legal debates in the labour field in Spain today.
The introduction of AI is already having real effects on employment, with dismissals validated by the courts, but the legal system does not recognise "discrimination" against AI, nor does it allow a human worker to be penalised for excluding it.
Recent Supreme Court and SC and SCJ case law establishes that public holidays and weekly rest are distinct rights and cannot overlap without compensation.
It highlights the legal uncertainty arising from over-regulation, the risks of discrimination associated with the use of AI and the key role of the Labour Inspectorate in applying classical principles to new technological environments.
Spaces for analysis and debate where ECIJA experts address the main challenges of labour law, from the impact of artificial intelligence to administrative and criminal offences in the business environment.
Throughout the conversation, Raúl Rojas, partner in ECIJA Madrid's Labour and Employment practice, addressed some of the major debates that are already on the table, from the possibility of anticipating work behaviours through AI to the protection of neuro-rights or the role that robots could come to play in systems such as Social Security.
Participation of Álvaro Rodríguez de la Calle and Raul Rojas as speakers at the round table on administrative and criminal offences, in a day with a strong practical focus that addressed key issues for companies and professionals in the labour field.
Report
On 1 May 2026, the Decree amending, adding and repealing various provisions of the Federal Labour Law on the reduction of working hours was published in the Official Journal of the Federation.
Event
Our partner, Tania Ávila, had the honour of participating as a speaker at the annual seminar organised by Grupo Vencom, a key space for analysing the tax, labour, social security and actuarial aspects of pensions.
During her speech, Tania shared an in-depth analysis of the proposed labour reforms planned for 2026, highlighting their possible impact on the strategies and obligations of companies in Mexico.
Webinar series by Taylor Wessing (TW)
Europe is entering a new era of pay transparency with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which must be implemented by all Member States by 7 June 2026.
This two-part webinar series, organised by Taylor Wessing, offers a practical and comparative perspective to help companies understand the new requirements and prepare for the upcoming compliance landscape.
