📋 Tender Overview
The Minister of Labor and Social Security Pablo Mieres together with the Inspector General of Labor and Social Security Toms Teijeiro reported at a press conference on the Law recently approved by the Legislative Power that allows to postpone until December 2021 and for agreement of the parties the enjoyment of the license generated in 2019 in the sectors of activity most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic commerce gastronomy and tourism leisure free time and recreation transport and logistics and cultural activities.Among other points the Labor Minister made the following observations on the law recently approved by the LegislatureIn Uruguay the law establishes that each year workers must enjoy the leave generated the previous year. In the event that a company does not comply with this rule it will be liable to fines from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security MTSS. Within the framework of the health emergency caused by Covid 19 and with the aim of responding to the labor crisis that this originates a Law was approved that enables to postpone until December 2021 the enjoyment of the license generated in 2019 in the five sectors of activity most affected by the pandemic. The MTSS will require the agreement of the parties between the employer and the worker to make said postponement effective.The law seeks to avoid the dismissal of workers in the sectors of activity most affected by the health emergency many of whom had to make use of unemployment insurance given the obligation of companies to have to give and pay unused leave before end of 2020.According to what was established in the dialogue table for employment of the Superior Tripartite Council the sectors that may postpone licenses are those that were most affected by the crisis commerce gastronomy and tourism recreation free time and recreation Transport and logistics and social and cultural activities.The companies that belong to these sectors of activity may request in agreement with the workers the postponement of the 2019 licenses not enjoyed in 2020 through a request to the General Labor Inspectorate of the MTSS.
