Venezuela

New and updated

• Venezuela: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on the guarantees that employers must provide to members of a CPT (productive council of workers).

• Venezuela: Health and safety

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on an increase to the statutory tax reference unit value, relevant for fines for breaches of health and safety legislation.

• Venezuela: Pay and benefits

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on increases to national minimum wage rates and the statutory tax reference unit value, relevant for food benefit payments.

• Venezuela: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on a Supreme Court of Justice judgment concerning breaks for breastfeeding employees.

• Venezuela: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for Venezuela employment law.

• Venezuela: Recruitment and selection

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include additional information on background checks during recruitment, including checks for foreign nationals.

• Venezuela: Training and development

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to training and development in Venezuela, covering apprenticeships and internships.

• Venezuela: Equal opportunities

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to equal opportunities in Venezuela, covering exemptions, harassment and sexual harassment, victimisation, positive action, and remedies and penalties.

• Venezuela: Contracts of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to contracts of employment in Venezuela, covering probationary periods, types of contract and specific rules for particular types of employee, written statement of terms of employment, variation of contract and suspension of contract.

• Venezuela: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to termination of employment in Venezuela, covering notice periods, dismissal for just cause, resignation with cause and constructive dismissal, special dismissal protection, redundancy, severance payments, record of employment and contesting dismissals.