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Hughes & Hughes

Labour & Employment

Latin America Guide 2026 : Uruguay


Hughes & Hughes

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The Labour Department has a solid reputation and is wide known for its capacity for getting involved with the clients business and anticipating the client’s needs. Our law office provides legal advice to the major employers of our country, which are leading in their respective fields of activity.

Our lawyers are highly skilled in advising clients in business start-ups, due diligence and audit processes. They are permanently involved with Human Resources Departments, including advice in day to day issues, up-date of new regulations or modifications in all labour and social security aspects, safety and occupational issues and training seminars.

The Department is specialized in negotiation and in drafting of all kinds of business agreements and with the procedures required for expatriate staff to obtain working permits.

The team is strongly qualified in preventing labour conflicts and in providing creative and suitable solutions in all labour areas, both individual and collective. Its members are experienced litigators and expert negotiators, obtaining outstanding results for our clients, both in individual lawsuits as well as in collective conflicts.

The deep experience acquired by our team has resulted in full expertise in this practice area, to the extent that members of our Firm have often taken active part in the development of rules and regulations.

We have also become benchmarks for the media, who contact our lawyers for information and press notes.

Clients (17)

  • UPM S.A.
  • Forestal Oriental S.A.
  • Mc Donald´s Uruguay
  • Pinturas Inca S.A.
  • S.C Johnson & Son de Uruguay S.A
  • Grupo Roullier Latino (Timac Agro Uruguay S.A)
  • Lojas Renner
  • Siemens
  • Baluma S.A. (Enjoy-Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino
  • Yazaki
  • Aerolíneas Argentinas
  • Air Liquide
  • Adecco
  • Cardiomovil
  • Samifruit
  • Verifone
  • Inefop

Industries (18)

  • Forestry & Paper
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Chemicals
  • Food & Drink Producers
  • Energy
  • Health Care
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Software & Computer Services
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Financial Services
  • Transportation
  • Construction & Materials
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Banks
  • Insurance
  • Education

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Labour & Employment - Uruguay

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Hughes & Hughes is a well-established full-service firm recognised for its work in the Uruguayan labour and employment field. The team boasts experience advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, labour disputes, collective bargaining and personnel restructuring. The department regularly acts for local and international clients from the food and beverage, retail, IT and agribusiness sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Hughes & Hughes advised Aerolíneas Argentinas on labour practices, in

    order to make their employment practices more effective and to manage them under local standards.

Strengths

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  • Hughes & Hughes provides professionalism and trust to the client.

    Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Enrique Radmilovich
    Band 2Enrique Radmilovich

    Enrique Radmilovich

    Respected partner Enrique Radmilovich continues to provide advice across a broad range of notable mandates, including complex labour disputes and collective bargaining negotiations with trade unions in Uruguay.

    • Enrique Radmilovich is always precise in his dealings and professional in his responses.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America
  • Associates to watchMaría Durán
    Associates to watchMaría Durán

    María Durán

    Associate-to-watch María Durán continues to enjoy client praise for her support and professionalism when handling their labour matters.

    • María Durán is professional in every interaction, as well as friendly and empathetic.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

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