Law 2101 of 2021, which came into force on July 15, reduced the working day from 48 to 47 hours a week and will continue to gradually reduce in the coming years until reaching 42 hours by 2026.
The law, which at the time was led by former Democratic Center senator Álvaro Uribe, seeks to improve the quality of life of Colombian workers.
However, despite this reduction, no employee may have their salary reduced and employers are obliged to always pay overtime corresponding. Otherwise, the company may receive sanctions.
Pay attention! From this July 15 the working day is reduced
According to the characteristics of Catalina Santos, a member of the labor team of Brigard Urrutia: “Any company that does not comply can be subject to sanctions by the Ministry of Labor.”
(You can read: Batteries: reduction of the working day in Colombia not applicable in these cases).
If he realizes this situation in which the company does not recognize the surcharges according to the new maximum working hours, the employee can go to the ordinary labor court and report the situation. Among the sanctions, the employee can be fined.
On the other hand, if the employee suffers an accident or occupational disease and it is identified that physical exhaustion It is a determining factor for the state of health of the person, “the worker could be responsible for the damages caused to the worker through employer fault actionsSantos explained.
(In addition: Abecé of the reduction of the working day that began this July 15).
Also, remember that the employee and worker will have to reach an agreement to distribute the hours between 5 and 6 days a week, with a guaranteed day of rest. Remember that you cannot work less than four hours a day or exceed 9 hours.
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