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AI - Implications for Employment and the Future of Work

Filipe Consciência Filipe Consciência from  Caria Mendes Advogados  on 

The rapid advancement of robotics and AI technologies has sparked discussions about the future of work. As robots with artificial intelligence become more capable of performing complex tasks, there is a growing concern that human workers may face job displacement. 
Could robots with AI start to perform a significant portion of the work currently done by humans and have real implications in the labor market?

New Forms of Labor Contracting: The "Digital Nomads"

Macarena López Macarena López from  Castellán Abogados  on 

For several years there has been a global trend to address the situation of the so-called "Digital Nomads", an expression used to refer to those people who, through the use of technology and telecommunication, work remotely with mobility that transcends borders.

Approval of the Law Project that Reduces Workdays to 40 Hours

Felipe González Felipe González from  Cuevas Abogados  on 

On April 11, 2023, the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that reduces the working day to 40 hours. The new obligations established by this law for employers will begin to govern in a differentiated way.

Declaration of a Single Employer and Infringement of the Company's Freedom of Contract

Felipe González Felipe González from  Cuevas Abogados  on 

At the beginning of March 2022, and in a divided decision, the Constitutional Court declared the unenforceability for unconstitutionality of part of Article 3 of the Labor Code (case No. 11124-21). The latter provision regulates the conditions under which two or more companies may be considered as a single employer for labor and social security purposes, the key element being the existence of a common work management.

Law No. 21,431 Modifies the Labor Code Regulating the Contract of Workers of Companies of Digital Service Platforms

José Olbrich José Olbrich from  Cuevas Abogados  on 

This law introduces a series of amendments to the Labor Code (hereinafter "CT"), in order to regulate relations between dependent and independent digital platform workers and digital service platform companies.

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