Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Peru as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Peru: The mere fact of arbitrary dismissal is not enough to prove moral damage
The Supreme Court has pointed out that being dismissed does not automatically give rise to “moral damage” for which compensation should be paid …
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Peru: New agrarian law approved after a month of tension
Following widespread public protests across the country, the government has finally introduced a range of reforms aimed at the agricultural and agro-industry sectors …
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Peru: COVID-19 pandemic wipes out 6 million jobs
After widescale riots in early November, the outgoing President was replaced by a temporary replacement: Francisco Sagasti from the Purple Party (Partido Morado) …
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Peru: New law on pregnant and nursing mothers
The President, Martín Vizcarra, has announced that the new law on pregnant and nursing mothers is now in effect …
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Peru: Medical care and leave
Law 30012 has been modified so that any worker whose child aged under 18 is diagnosed with cancer is granted up to 12-months leave …
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Peru: Work remotely
The obligation to work remotely, if instructed to do so, was introduced through Emergency Decree No …
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Peru: Discontinuity gap
The courts cannot agree on what period of time must elapse between two fixed-term labour contracts before it may be assumed that there is discontinuity between them …
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Peru: Work Peru Programme
A total of 226,000 jobs have been created through the Work Peru Programme …
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Peru: Obesity and COVID-19
Under COVID-19 related employment legislation in Peru, obesity is a risk factor that must be taken into account when determining whether an employee may return to work …
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Peru: New Decree on taking action against workplace sexual harassment
Companies with 20 or more employees must ensure that they have set up an Intervention Committee against Sexual Harassment under the Regulations of Law No 27942 on the Prevention and Punishment of Sexual Harassment …
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Peru: Employment rate for women 2019
In 2019, the formal employment rate for women in the private sector grew by 4 …
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Peru: Life insurance rights
Supreme Decree No …
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Peru: New online registration requirements for foreign nationals
All foreign nationals must now update and validate their personal data that was registered with the National Superintendence of Migrations (NSM), and provide additional information and documents …
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Peru: Government policy and employment of persons with disabilities
The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion has recently issued regulations and guidelines requiring companies employing 50+ staff to hire 3% of their workforce from persons with disabilities …
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Peru: Audits of compliance with gender pay gap legislation starts in July
The heavily understaffed National Labor Inspection Superintendency (Sunafil) has begun inspections to ensure compliance with Law No …
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