Practice 06 · Specialized area

Labor, social security and work-based immigration.

Efficient human capital management and international mobility for your workforce.

The practice

We support every stage of the employment relationship.

From the first contract to termination: we structure, defend, and prevent. We support companies in the comprehensive management of their employment relationships — with strategic vision, technical rigor, and deep knowledge of the Colombian regulatory environment.

We advise boards, executive teams, and HR departments on hiring, terminations, social security, disciplinary proceedings, special protections, work-based immigration, conciliations, litigation, and compliance audits. We turn labor challenges into well-grounded decisions.

Services

Nine fronts, one integrated vision.

We cover everything from hiring and onboarding to work-based immigration and compliance audits.

01

Hiring & Onboarding

  • Employment contract design: indefinite-term, fixed-term, and project-based contracts.
  • Service contracts: drafting and analysis of de facto employment relationship risk.
  • Internal Work Regulations: customized design for the organization.
  • Contract amendments: drafting changes to employment contracts to capture necessary adjustments.
02

Termination & Separation

  • Unilateral terminations with or without cause.
  • Settlement of statutory benefits and severance.
  • Protected dismissals: employees with special protection or job stability.
  • Labor settlement agreements: negotiation support with employees.
03

Employee Benefits & Social Security

  • Statutory payments: support with the correct payment of severance, interest on severance, statutory bonus, vacation, and social security contributions.
  • Medical leaves: handling and obligations before the Social Security System (SGSS).
  • Compensation: review of policies and non-salary benefits.
  • Training and education on labor law.
04

Disciplinary Proceedings

  • Disciplinary proceedings: structuring and end-to-end support.
  • Due process: guarantee of the right to be heard.
  • Internal work regulations: customized design with offenses and sanctions.
05

Reinforced Employment Stability

  • Special protections: health, maternity, pre-retirement, and employees with disabilities.
  • Ministry of Labor authorization for protected terminations.
06

Contracting Models

  • Temporary service agencies and assigned workers.
  • Prevention and mitigation of de facto employment relationship risk.
07

Petitions & Claims Management

  • Petitions: responses to current and former employees.
  • External communications: handling of inquiries from authorities and third parties.
  • Labor litigation before courts and authorities.
  • Conciliation hearings before the Ministry of Labor.
  • Pre-trial conciliation and alternative dispute resolution.
08

Work-based Immigration

  • Visas and work permits for foreign employees.
  • International mobility: temporary and permanent transfers.
09

Labor Audits & Due Diligence

  • Revisión de cumplimiento de obligaciones laborales.
  • Diagnóstico de riesgos laborales, prestacionales y sancionatorios.
  • Auditorías internas de cumplimiento en seguridad social.
  • Regularización: acompañamiento en procesos de corrección de incumplimientos.
Next steps

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Location Medellín & Manizales