Labour & Employment

About

Provided by Arias

Arias has over 80 years of experience providing accurate and timely solutions with a great team of professionals, award-winning client service and unparalleled innovation to the region’s legal market.

Arias is a full-service law firm able to provide advice in over 35 practice areas; with a legal team of 43 Partners and around 150 lawyers through their 7 offices across Central America.

Our Labor practice is one of the strongest in Guatemala. Being integrated mostly by women, is focused on providing clients the highest level of commitment with thoroughly understanding of labor legislation, social security and occupational health and safety regulations applicable to their operations, regulatory law, corporate law, migratory law, and compliance to ensure the correct enforcement of the law for our clients.

Our department is recognized by having an excellent skilled team that provides practical and strategic advice for employers and their management of their workforce ensuring at all times compliance with employment regulations, we assist them, amongst other,  compensations and rewards programs, hiring and termination matters, including drafting of effective employment agreements, staff restructuring and outsourcing, employer substitution, termination claims, benefit plans, as well as expat hiring which includes the  regularization of migratory status for foreign nationals and corresponding work permits.