The Ministry of Labor issues Circular 075 of 2025 to prevent, identify, and address situations of workplace harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination against transgender people, non-binary people, and people with non-hegemonic gender identities. The Ministry...
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Digital Expression and Judicial Sovereignty: Colombian Constitutional Standards in the Esperanza Gómez Case
By Daniel Peña Valenzuela, Partner at Peña Mancero Abogados 1. Introduction: A Constitutional Milestone in the Digital Age On September 12, 2025, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling that redefined the boundaries of digital governance and...
The right to privacy of consumers is protected
On July 10, the Congress of the Republic issued Law 2300/2023, which aims to establish the channels, hours, and frequency with which consumers may be contacted by entities supervised by the Financial Superintendency and all individuals and legal entities that carry...
Colombian citizens may contribute to pension schemes in 14 countries to qualify for retirement benefits
Colombia signed the Ibero-American Social Security Agreement, which protects the social security of migrant workers and their families. Under this agreement, workers who have worked in one or more of the 14 signatory countries throughout their working lives will be...
New decree eases telework regulations in Colombia
Decree 1227 of 2022 amended Decree 1072 of 2015, the Sole Regulatory Decree for the Labor Sector, by relaxing the rules on teleworking, as follows: Obligations of the Parties Employer: Inform the ARL Include teleworking in the annual SG-SST Work Plan Inform employees...
Vencimiento 2021 obligaciones SG-SST
El Ministerio del Trabajo determinó que los empleadores deberán registrar en la página del fondo de riesgos laborales la autoevaluación y el plan de mejoramiento del sistema de gestión de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo –SG-SST– de los años 2019 y 2020. El sistema...
Nueva disposición para estimular el empleo formal y la creación de empresas
Por Daniel Peña Una nueva ley para estimular la generación de empleo y la formalización y creación de nuevas compañías fue recientemente aprobada por el gobierno colombiano, con la que se buscan reducir los altos índices de desempleo e informalidad en el país. La...