Puerto Rico

New and updated

• Puerto Rico: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on official guidelines on interpreting employment legislation and to reflect a change to the rules on codes of conduct pursuant to a Supreme Court decision.

• Puerto Rico: Equal opportunities

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include additional information on the employer's liability for sex discrimination.

• Puerto Rico: Useful information - key future employment law developments

  Type:

  International

  A brief summary of significant developments that will impact on employment law in Puerto Rico.

• Puerto Rico: Pay and benefits

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include changes to employers' record-keeping requirements.

• Puerto Rico: Contracts of employment

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include additional information on flexible working requests.

• Puerto Rico: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on a change relating to sickness absence as a ground for dismissal.

• Puerto Rico: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for Puerto Rico employment law.

• Puerto Rico: Recruitment and selection

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect restrictions imposed on employers by the Equal Pay Act, which are intended to reduce gender-based salary differences.

• Puerto Rico: Health and safety

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect a change made by the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act to the length of the employment reserve period.

• Puerto Rico: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to industrial relations in Puerto Rico, including trade unions, collective bargaining and agreements, unfair labour practices, information and consultation, and industrial action.