Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Peru as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Peru: Preparation of a new regulatory framework for labor relations
The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) is in the final stage of preparing preliminary revisions of the Labor Code and to regulations on Collective Labor Relations …
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Peru: Government increases the minimum living wage to 1,025 soles
With effect from 1st May 2022, the gross minimum wage will be increased from 930 soles (US$254) to 1,025 soles (US$280) per month [Supreme Decree No …
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Peru: Employment and wage gap (2021)
The employment gap between men and women has decreased, but the difference in income has increased …
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Peru: Number of workplace sexual harassment complaints increased by 40%
Between 2020 and 2021, the number of workplace sexual harassment complaints registered on the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion (MTPE) platform increased by 40% …
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Peru: Compulsory life insurance
Employers must provide employees with compulsory life insurance, including coverage for accident and disability, from day one of employment …
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Peru: Executive partially eliminates labor outsourcing in the country
Under Supreme Decree No …
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Peru: ‘Recover Formal Employment’ subsidy extended until April 2023
Jobs subsidy still unclaimed by many qualifying companies …
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Peru: Peruvian Congress ratifies ILO Convention 190
Peru has now become the fourth country in Latin America and the Caribbean to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No …
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Peru: Remote work extended until 31st December 2022
Emergency Decree No …
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Peru: New hotline introduced to promote labor formalization
A new hotline is being introduced to assist employees and employers formalize their employment and sign up to the social security system …
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Peru: Christmas 2021 bonus
Workers who have been employed between July and December 2021 are entitled to a Christmas bonus this year …
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Peru: Underemployment rate (Q2 2021)
The trend in the capital city, Lima, mirrors the situation in many other countries, with recovery in jobs concentrated amongst the “underemployed” …
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Ukraine: Visa-free agreement with Peru
An agreement on the abolition of short-stay visas has just been signed between Ukraine and Peru …
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Peru: Basis for redundancy
The State labour inspection body Sunafil has ruled that a decline in GDP may not be a legitimate factor for deciding to hire workers on a temporary, rather than a permanent, basis …
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Peru: New business hours during the health crisis
Businesses in areas with an extreme health alert level, i …
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