Practice area
Employment Law
Corporate employment practice aims to contain employer exposure before it becomes a claim. We audit hiring structures, draft internal work rules and disciplinary protocols, and represent companies before the Colombian labour courts.
Scope
Employment Law services
- Preventive employment audits
- Employment contract structuring and updates
- Internal work rules
- Disciplinary policies and protocols
- Conduct of internal disciplinary proceedings
- Employment law opinions
- Employer litigation risk mitigation
- Representation in labour court proceedings
Who handles it
Lawyers in this practice
Common questions
Questions about employment law
- What makes a disciplinary dismissal valid in Colombia?
- Due process must be observed: written notice of the alleged facts, reasonable time to prepare a defence, a hearing where the employee may be accompanied, examination of evidence, and a reasoned decision. Skipping any stage exposes the employer to the dismissal being set aside.
- Can a Colombian employee be dismissed without cause?
- Yes, but it triggers statutory severance calculated on salary and length of service. Certain employees hold reinforced protection — pregnancy, health conditions, union office, pre-retirement — and dismissing them without prior judicial or labour authority approval is ineffective.