Faced with the pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, many companies will inevitably have cases of employees and/or clients affected by the virus. Some of these cases may be detected with appropriate measures to react effectively and prevent further harm. These preventive measures necessarily involve obtaining and managing personal information from potential affected persons. For this,…
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As a consequence of the situation we are experiencing related to COVID-19, companies have taken a series of measures to try to avoid definitive dismissal of employees or even the complete cessation of operations. Among those measures is the suspension of employment contracts. Below we present in question and answer format, the most important issues…
Travel, retail, cross-border transportation, manufacturing, agribusiness, and investment, in general terms, have been heavily impacted by health threats of the Coronavirus. Chinese companies have encountered unforeseen situations that make them unable to comply with contractual obligations leading to inevitable default in economic obligations. Unfortunately, the worldwide situation may become as bad or worse. The number…
On June 2nd, 2020, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance published the Ministerial Agreement 144-2020 which contains the national strategy for controlling the epidemic COVID-19 and the conditions of confinement to complement the presidential provisions dated May 31st, 2020 that were published on June 1, 2020 and which ratified the validity of the…
Weekdays: Restrictions applicable Monday to Friday from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm (with exceptions – see attached communication): Monday – Vehicles with a license plate or AGV permit ending in 1 and 2 do not circulate. Tuesday – Vehicles with a plate or AGV permit ending in 3 and 4 do not circulate. Wednesday – Vehicles…
On April 17th, 2020, the Governmental Agreement no. 58-2020 was published on the Official Gazette of Central America, which includes the Regulation for granting the benefit of the fund for employment protection, which establishes the conditions and requirements to access the economic benefit that the State will grant to workers in the private sector, whose…
For reasons of force majeure, or public interest, the Public Administration can declare the suspension of a contract (article 210 of the Public Contracting Regulations), the suspension of the contract’s term (207 of the Public Contracting Regulations) or even revoke the contract (article 11 of the Public Contracting Law and article 214 of its Regulations,…
President of Guatemala asks Congress of the Republic to approve temporary measures to address the COVID-19 crisis On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Alejandro Giammattei appeared before the Congress of the Republic to announce the implementation of a National Program for Emergency and Economic Recovery, in the context of the health crisis of COVID-19. This…
Definition. What is contract rescission (termination)? It’s an unusual cause for contract termination. It’s caused by a variation in the agreed essential conditions which prevent contract performance, such as fortuitous event, force majeure or public interest reasons. Theses causes must be justified or proven. Termination is total. The parties dispense with the initial terms of the contract….
From Friday, April 3 to Tuesday, April 7, restrictions on vehicle circulation will be extended from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. throughout the national territory (see chart below). The following exceptions apply: Long-distance public transportation covering more than 75 kilometers will be limited to two departures daily. Establishments operating with sanitary permits for direct service to the public…