Labor Law·6 min read·13 reads
Wrongful Termination Severance Pay in Colombia: How It Is Calculated
Aug 13, 2026Read →
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Labor Law·6 min read·20 reads
Labor Law Advisory for Businesses in Colombia: A Practical Guide
Find out when your company needs labor law counsel, what risks it faces without it, and how to protect yourself before it's too late.
Aug 11, 2026Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·16 reads
De Facto Employment Contracts in Colombia: What They Are and How to Claim Your Rights
Are you paid as an independent contractor but required to follow a schedule and take orders? Under Colombian law, that may qualify as a de facto employment relationship. Here's how it works and what you can do.
Aug 11, 2026Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·19 reads
Ineffectiveness of Pension Fund Transfers: How to Return to Colpensiones
Were you transferred to a private pension fund without being properly informed of what you were giving up? Find out how to challenge the transfer's legal validity and recover your place in Colpensiones.
Aug 11, 2026Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·10 reads
Legal Labor Retainer: What It Is and When Your Business Needs One
Is your company handling payroll, employment contracts, and terminations without ongoing legal support? Find out what a legal labor retainer is and why it may save you far more than it costs.
Aug 11, 2026Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·7 reads
Labor Lawyer in Bogotá: When You Actually Need One
Wrongful dismissal, harassment, incomplete severance: when a labor lawyer in Bogotá makes the difference, and what to do before it's too late.
Jul 24, 2026Read →
Labor Law·7 min read·26 reads
What to Do If You Were Dismissed Without Just Cause in Colombia
Were you dismissed without just cause? Learn about your rights, how to calculate your severance pay, and the legal steps to file a claim in Colombia. Practical guide 2024.
Jul 13, 2026Read →
Labor Law·8 min read·7 reads
Colombia's 2025 Labor Reform: Key Changes for Employers and Employees
The most important amendments to Colombia's Substantive Labor Code enacted in 2025: night shift surcharges, overtime, apprenticeship contracts, and more.
Nov 20, 2025Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·19 reads
Fixed-Term Employment Contracts in Colombia: Everything You Need to Know Before Signing
Duration, renewal, settlement, and early termination of fixed-term employment contracts. A practical guide for both employees and employers in Colombia.
Nov 1, 2025Read →
Labor Law·7 min read·28 reads
Disability Leave in Colombia: Who Pays and for How Long
How disability leave payments work in Colombia, who bears the costs depending on the origin of the disability, and what to do when the EPS fails to pay.
Oct 20, 2025Read →
Labor Law·7 min read·7 reads
Requirements for Accessing an Old-Age Pension through Colpensiones
Contribution weeks, age requirements, the transitional regime, and what to do if your claim is denied. Everything you need to know.
Oct 10, 2025Read →
Labor Law·7 min read·13 reads
Disability Pension in Colombia: Requirements and How to Appeal a Denial
When the disability pension applies under Colombian law, the differences between Colpensiones and private pension funds, and what to do when a claim is wrongfully denied.
Sep 28, 2025Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·17 reads
Workplace Harassment in Colombia: How to Report It and What to Expect
Law 1010 of 2006, the workplace conciliation committee, protective measures, and a step-by-step action plan.
Aug 18, 2025Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·8 reads
What Is Happening with the Labor Reform in Colombia?
A summary of what the Senate of the Republic approved in the labor reform in June 2025.
Jun 18, 2025Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·11 reads
Temporary Suspension of the New Pension Reform's Entry into Force: Order 841 of 2025
By Order 841 of 2025, the Constitutional Court temporarily suspended the entry into force of Law 2381 of 2024 due to a defect in the legislative process.
Jun 18, 2025Read →
Labor Law·7 min read·10 reads
Maternity and Paternity Leave in Colombia 2025: Weeks, Requirements, and Protections
How many weeks of leave you're entitled to, how to request them, what happens if the employer doesn't recognize it, and maternity job protection.
May 20, 2025Read →
Labor Law·7 min read·16 reads
Service Contract vs. Employment Contract in Colombia
Is your "service provision" contract actually hiding an employment relationship? Learn to spot it and claim the benefits you're owed. Get advice here.
May 5, 2025Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·15 reads
Sexual Harassment at Work in Colombia: How to Report It and What Rights You Have
Workplace sexual harassment is a crime in Colombia and grounds for terminating the harasser with just cause. A guide to reporting it and the legal protections available.
Mar 15, 2025Read →
Labor Law·8 min read·27 reads
Colpensiones vs. Private Fund: Which Is Better for Your Pension in Colombia?
The real differences between the average-premium regime (Colpensiones) and the individual-savings regime (AFP). How to choose and when you can switch.
Mar 1, 2025Read →
Labor Law·5 min read·6 reads
I Lost My Contribution Weeks! What Should I Do?
How the restrictions in Decree 1225 of 2024 affect the payment of omitted contribution weeks, and what to do to avoid investigations and administrative penalties.
Jan 31, 2025Read →
Labor Law·8 min read·46 reads
How to File a Labor Lawsuit in Colombia: A Step-by-Step Guide
From dismissal to lawsuit: the process before the labor court, timelines, costs, and what to expect at each stage of the ordinary labor proceeding.
Nov 20, 2024Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·6 reads
Work Hours and Overtime in Colombia: How to Calculate and Claim Them
How many hours you can legally work, how the surcharge for daytime and nighttime overtime is calculated, and how to claim it if your employer doesn't pay.
Aug 25, 2024Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·21 reads
Payment by Judicial Deposit of Employee Benefits: A Guide for Employers
Do you know how to make a payment by judicial deposit when terminating the employment relationship with your workers?
Aug 16, 2024Read →
Labor Law·5 min read·11 reads
Colombia's Pension Reform: Key Points
Key points of the pension reform approved by Congress in June 2024: the transitional regime, transfers between pension regimes, and other changes.
Jun 20, 2024Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·12 reads
Ruling SL138-2024: New Approach to Counting Contribution Weeks in Colombia's General Pension System
Ruling SL138-2024 of the Supreme Court of Justice changes how contribution weeks are counted in the work history under the General Pension System.
Jun 3, 2024Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·9 reads
The Burden of Proof in Pension Regime Transfers
In ruling SU-107 of 2024, the Constitutional Court clarified who must prove what in lawsuits over ineffective pension transfers.
May 27, 2024Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·25 reads
Union Immunity in Colombia: 2026 Guide and Protection
Are they trying to fire you while you have union immunity (fuero sindical)? Know your rights, immediate reinstatement, and how to protect yourself legally in Colombia.
Apr 30, 2024Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·8 reads
Pension Contributions: Common Situations That Affect Your Work History
Four common causes of gaps in a pension work history, and what to do when an employer fails to pay or correctly register contributions.
Apr 29, 2024Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·12 reads
Colombia's Minimum Old-Age Pension Guarantee and Its Impact on Gender Equity
The Constitutional Court struck down the 1,150-week contribution requirement for women in the RAIS, with deferred effects.
Apr 22, 2024Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·9 reads
A Retiree's Right to Damages for a Reduced Pension Value
Many people who retired through private pension funds were never given clear information about the consequences of switching pension regimes.
Apr 1, 2024Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·12 reads
Special Pensions in Colombia: Who Can Retire Before Age 62
High-risk workers, people with disabilities, mothers of children with disabilities, and other groups entitled to early retirement in Colombia.
Mar 15, 2024Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·21 reads
Job Reinstatement in Colombia: When It Applies and How to Request It
Reinstatement is possible when a dismissal is ineffective for violating reinforced job stability. Cases, process, and what a reinstated worker is paid.
Mar 1, 2024Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·38 reads
Hiring Foreign Workers in Colombia 2026: Visas and Requirements
A complete guide to hiring foreign workers in Colombia: work visas, legal quotas, and social security contributions. Avoid penalties.
Jan 22, 2024Read →
Labor Law·6 min read·36 reads
Telework and Remote Work in Colombia 2026: A Legal Guide
Telework, work-from-home, or remote work? Know your rights, digital disconnection, and what your employer must pay for. Updated 2026 guide.
Jan 10, 2024Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·7 reads
Should I Switch Pension Funds or Not?
Requirements to request a return to Colpensiones due to the ineffectiveness of a transfer to a private fund, when clear information about the consequences was never given.
Mar 27, 2023Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·9 reads
The Return to In-Person Public Service
Rules on public employees' return to in-person work under Presidential Directive No. 4 of 2021 and Resolution No. 777 of June 2, 2021.
Jun 21, 2021Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·16 reads
Salary Reduction or Part-Time Schedule?
Pandemic-related economic problems led many employers to reduce working hours; we explain how that measure works.
Sep 1, 2020Read →
Labor Law·3 min read·14 reads
Labor Decisions During a Pandemic
Since March 2020 we've had to change much of our habits, behavior, and daily routines — including in labor matters.
Jul 27, 2020Read →
Labor Law·4 min read·9 reads
The Pre-Retiree and Enhanced Job Security Protection
People close to retirement enjoy a special protection called enhanced job security — here's how it works.
Jul 6, 2020Read →
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