Workday Regulations and Rest Periods: Legal Requirements

Working Day and Rest Duration: Formal Requirements

One of the formal requirements of the employment contract is the establishment of the time period during which employees will provide services for the company. Two types of days are established:

Ordinary Day

The time period (weekly, bi-weekly, annual) for which ordinary tasks are performed.

  • 40 hours per week of actual work in annual calculation.
  • Limits the distribution of a normal day (maximum 8 hours daily, 9 hours effective daily for children).
  • Rest:
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Vocational Training for Employment in Spain: Types and Funding

Types of Training Initiatives

There are three types of training initiatives that integrate the subsystem of vocational training for employment:

  • Regulated Vocational Training is taught in the educational system. It falls under the Educational Administration, either general or regional, according to the transfers made or to be made in the future. Without prejudice to its educational purpose, its goal is to provide professional qualifications to ensure the employability of its graduates. Within the educational
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Effective Recruitment and Selection Strategies

Headhunting

Headhunting is a process for recruiting senior managers. The best candidates are not those who are actively looking for a job, but those who are successful in their current positions.

Advantages of Headhunting

  • Headhunters should possess expert knowledge of the salary levels and benefits needed to attract good candidates.
  • Top managers already employed will not bother reading job advertisements, so they cannot be reached by those means.
  • Recruitment firms assume that candidates presented to
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Human Resource Management: A Comprehensive Approach

Human Resource Management Process

Resource Planning

Human resource planning consists of developing a comprehensive strategy that allows an organization to meet its future staffing needs. It consists of the following phases:

  • The current situation is analyzed, determining if the existing staff is appropriate.
  • A future forecast of human resource needs is made.
  • A program is developed to meet future human resource needs.

For employees to meet the qualifications, the following techniques are used:

  • Job Analysis:
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Labor Law in Guatemala: Key Concepts and Regulations

Prohibitions and Discrimination

  • Order No. 7: Prohibits work in the exercise of prostitution.
  • Order No. 4 A: Prohibits discrimination based on race.

Key Definitions

  • Intermediary

    The person hired in the service name of one or more persons.
  • Worker

    Any individual who provides services to an employer.
  • Employer

    Any individual or legal entity using the services of one or more workers.

Contracts and Agreements

  • Contracts Not Authorized by the Ministry of Labor

    Guatemalan labor contracts for the provision of services
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