28/08/2018
Scope of the new Opportunities Visa
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On August 1st, 2018 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued Official Notice #210 which concerns the terms and conditions for granting the new visa, specifically named the “visa of opportunities”. This Official Notice comes just months after the ne...
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23/08/2018
Tax Reform: First Presidential Announcement
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On Tuesday evening, the President of the Republic of Chile made the first official announcement about the much-anticipated tax reform, which he described as “modernization”. The President announced the main principles, objectives, and content of...
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14/08/2018
The current state of Negotiating Groups under the new labor reform
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The new labor reform bill tried to eliminate the ability of groups of employees gathering together only to negotiate, instead of going through a formal union. This would give the group of employees the ability to collectively bargain exclusively with...
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31/07/2018
Labor Directorate reconsiders the doctrine regarding the application of the so-called “historical benefits”
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One of the substantive changes brought on by law 20.940 (colloquially known as Labor Reform) was the abolition of the employer's ability to provide, to non-union workers, the benefits given to them collectively held with a union. Under the new regul...
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20/07/2018
What does the bill that creates the Statute of Employment for students contain?
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On July 12th, 2018 the Chilean House of Representatives approved a bill that would create an employment statute for people ages 18-28 years old who are studying or in the process of obtaining their degree which would allow them to be able to work...
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