The legal and accounting teams at Biz Latin Hub’s offices in Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica reported the following regulatory updates in January 2022 that could affect your business interests.
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Chile
The Chilean government and its institutions introduced two notable regulatory updates in January:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Law n° 21.408 Published: January 15th (Valid from: July 2022) | New law that modifies regulations in force in Chile on the classification and characteristics of different vessels dedicated to fishing activity, passenger transport, among others. |
| Law n°21.409 Published: January 25th (Valid from: January, 2022) | New law that establishes for a single time a mandatory holiday or rest for health workers, private and public, in Chile, of 14 business days during the year 2022, charged to the institutions indicated and to the Chilean Treasury. |
Colombia
The Colombian government and its institutions introduced two notable regulatory updates in January:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Law 2191 Published: January 6th, 2022 | It stipulates and regulates the labor disconnection, this new law protects people’s right to disconnect from work by establishing that employees are not obliged to respond to out-of-hours correspondences from their bosses. |
| Circular 00000004 Published: January 13th, 2022 | This circular provides recommendations for occupational protection during the fourth peak of the sars-cov-2 pandemic (covid-19). In addition, it allows an early and immediate isolation in both people, symptomatic and asymptomatic. |
Costa Rica
The Costa Rican government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in January:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Article 81 of the Labor Code. (Addition of item n) Published: January 25th, 2022 | This reform adds discrimination based on HIV status to the list of protected conditions, thus, employers must consider this on their internal policies and handle of sanctions for employees HIV positive. |
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