César Uzcátegui

Practice Areas

César Uzcátegui is a lawyer, located in Valencia - Venezuela, partner of the LANDAEZ Firm, with 18 years of professional practice experience, with labor law being his main area of practice. He stands out as a lawyer and consultant to a large number of companies in Venezuela, both local and foreign, in national and international matters. His principal practice is:

- Legal advice and consultancy on Labour & Employment Law matters, mainly in hiring, Occupational Health and Safety, and legal aspects of labor benefits.

- Representation and defense of clients in national and international labor litigation such as: lawsuits for social benefits and labor benefits, lawsuits for illnesses and accidents at work, lawsuits for inventions, constitutional protections, among others;

- Negotiations of collective agreements;

- Negotiations in union disputes and strikes;

- Determination of labor costs for collective bargaining, using a self-made simulation tool;

- Head count strategies;

- Employment contracts;

- Labor audits;

- Recruitment of expatriates;

Professional Memberships

- Member of the Human Resources Committee of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VENAMCHAM)

- Member of the Central Region Human Resources Committee of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VENAMCHAM)

- Honorary Member of the Grupo de Relaciones Industriales de Venezuela (GRIV)

- Member of the GRIV Digital Transformation Observatory.

- Member of the Carabobo State Executives Association (AEEC)

- Former President of the Central Region Human Resources Committee of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VENAMCHAM)

- Former president of the Legal Committee of the Association of Executives of the state of Carabobo (AEEC)

- Former member of the Economic Committee of VENAMCHAM.

Publications

Book in Spanish: “Las Consecuencias Económicas del Contrato de Trabajo”. Ediciones Paredes. Caracas, 2009. ISBN 978-980-7111-32-4

Article in Spanish: "El Derecho al Trabajo en el Sistema Interanericano". Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales Nº 169

Article in Spanish: "El control y contradicción de la prueba documental en la Ley Orgánica Procesal del Trabajo". Book in Spanish "Derecho Procesal del Trabajo y Contencioso Administrativo Laboral Ensayos". Academia de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales y Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Serie Estudios N° 145