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DECREE ON LABOR IMMOBILITY 2025–2026

Published in Official Gazette No. 6,868 (Extraordinary) on December 27, 2024, Decree No. 5,070 (the “Decree”) establishes labor immobility for workers in both the public and private sectors from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. Accordingly, workers protected under this labor immobility cannot be dismissed, downgraded, or transferred without just cause, which must be previously qualified by the Labor Inspector of their jurisdiction.

Beneficiaries of the Decree:
(i) Workers hired under indefinite-term contracts starting from the first month of service to their employer.
(ii) Workers hired under fixed-term contracts for the duration specified in the contract.
(iii) Workers hired for a specific project, as long as their obligation remains unfulfilled.

Exceptions:
The Decree does not apply to management-level employees or seasonal and occasional workers. The stability of public officials is governed by the protective provisions of the Public Service Statute Act.

Non-compliance:
Failure to adhere to the labor immobility provisions established in the Decree grants the worker the right to request reinstatement, payment of wages and other unpaid benefits, or the restoration of the violated legal situation. Such claims must be filed within thirty (30) consecutive days following dismissal, downgrading, or transfer. These requests will be processed with priority over any other procedure by the Labor Inspectors, in accordance with the Decree with Rank, Value, and Force of Organic Law of Labor and Workers (“LOTTT”).

Employers who obstruct or fail to comply with reinstatement orders or the restoration of the violated legal situation, or those who breach labor immobility provisions, will be subject to sanctions under the Decree and the LOTTT.

Effective Date:
The Decree will come into effect on January 1, 2025.

For access to the full Decree, click here.

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