Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Uruguay as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Uruguay: Negotiations on a mutual social security agreement with Finland
Uruguay and Finland are in the process of drawing up a deal which would remove the necessity for those being posted to each other’s country to pay contributions in both states at the same time …
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Uruguay: Working scholarships
The work program for youth in the private sector will now start in March 2024 …
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Uruguay: New minimum wage rate (2024)
The new gross monthly minimum wage rate climbed on 1st January 2024 to $22,268 (US$569) a month …
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Uruguay: The employment promotion law
The Employment Promotion Law (19,973) grants subsidies to companies in order to encourage the hiring of young people aged from 15 to 29 years, those over 45 years old and those with disabilities …
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Uruguay: New law to attract information technology experts
The Uruguayan Parliament has just approved a law which seeks to attract foreign and local technicians and professionals in the IT sector …
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Uruguay: Employers struggling to maintain workplaces operating as drought continues
The prolonged drought hitting Southern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina has led to reservoirs drying up and bottled water becoming an increasingly scarce resource …
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Uruguay: Campaign to eradicate gender-based violence at work
As part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s new determined approach to clamp down on the mistreatment of women in the workplace, it has launched a “Manual to prevent and eradicate gender-based violence at work” …
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Uruguay: Minimum wage updated from January 2023
National minimum wage rises by 9% …
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Uruguay: Remote work regulation introduced in the NDFTZ trade zone
Resolution N° 77/022 comes hard on the heels of a general decree number 319/022 which seeks to formalize the conditions for employees to operate on a teleworking basis …
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Uruguay: Temporary hiring incentive
Employers have until the end of October 2022 to take advantage of a scheme for hiring employees between 30 and 44 years old …
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Uruguay: MTSS report on real wage situation as of July 2022
Ministry report on the real wage situation, as at July 2022 …
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Uruguay: Special salary supplements, plus sectoral holidays
All employers in the private sector must now pay a bonus, divided into one payment due by 30th June each year and another just before Christmas …
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Uruguay: MOF announces social security measures due to war
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced special social security benefit measures triggered by the war in Ukraine …
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Uruguay: Central bank surprises with 125 basis points rate hike to fight inflation
Central bank struggles to bring inflation back on target …
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Uruguay: SSA between Russia and Uruguay signed
The first social security agreement to be concluded by Russia in Latin America is with Uruguay …
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