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:
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
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
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:
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