Labor Law & Employment

The labor system in force in Uruguay has demanded a high degree of specialization and great creativity from our lawyers. In this field, prevention is essential. Given the inflexibility of the labor environment, our efforts are focused on creating structures that comply with current regulations and, at the same time, allows companies to carry out their activities in accordance with the requirements of their international organization.

Our practice includes:

  • Negotiation and drafting of collective bargaining agreements.
  • Drafting and implementation of employment contracts.
  • Preparation of employee handbooks at all levels.
  • Preparation and implementation of personnel policies.
  • Implementation of evaluation and remuneration
  • Creation of incentive programs.
  • Tailoring of retirement plans.
  • Implementation of termination and severance packages for senior personnel.
  • Management of individual and collective conflicts.
  • Design and implementation of personnel restructuring programs.
  • Assistance to clients in labor lawsuits, with a percentage of favorable results around 98%.

We are specialized with the negotiation and drafting of all types of labor contracts and with the procedures required for foreign personnel to obtain work permits.

We provide ongoing advice in all aspects related to occupational health and safety.

The strong knowledge and experience acquired by our team has resulted in full expertise in this practice area, to the extent that members of our Firm have often taken active part in the development of rules and regulations.

We have also become benchmarks for the media, who frequently seek the opinion of our lawyers for information and press releases.

Experience:

We provide ongoing advice on labor matters to local and various national and international companies that are the largest employers in our country, which are leaders in their respective industries, such as:

  • UPM S.A
  • Forestal Oriental S.A
  • Baluma S.A (Enjoy Punta del Este Resort & Casino)
  • Mc Donald´s Uruguay
  • Pinturas Inca S.A
  • Laboratorios Roemmers S.A
  • S.C Johnson & Son de Uruguay S.A
  • Grupo Roullier Latino (Timac Agro Uruguay S.A)
  • Grupo San Miguel (Samifruit)