Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Uruguay as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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Uruguay: New law to regulate remote-working
A new law on telework has now been approved by the Chamber of Deputies …
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Uruguay: National minimum wage increased (January 2021)
The national minimum monthly wage (SMN) has been increased by 10% from 16,300 pesos (US$370) to 17,930 pesos (US$407 …
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Uruguay: Pregnant women registered in BPS are included in sickness allowance
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has recently announced that female employees who are pregnant (regardless of what stage of pregnancy they are in) and are also registered with the social security bank (Banco de Previsión Social/BPS) will qualify for the sickness allowance for three months during partial layoff or maternity – upon presenting the corresponding medical certification …
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Uruguay: 100% exemption of employer pension contributions
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, law No …
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Uruguay: Government decreed the payment of bonuses for the private sector (2021)
The Government has decreed that the mandatory payment of the supplementary annual salary (bonus) in the private sector – generated from 1st June 2021 to 30th November 2021 – must be paid before 20th December 2021 …
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Uruguay: Changed holiday formula in prospect
Since 2001, the national parliament has fixed all but three public holidays to precise dates, then in 2011, they also embraced a further holiday under this rule – leaving only 19th April and 12th October as days that could “float” and thus be moved to a Friday or Monday …
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Uruguay: Agreement on special measures to deal with the health crisis
The MTSS Labour Ministry has issued a resolution allowing employers and workers, or their representatives, to reach agreement on special measures to deal with the health crisis …
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