Internal Regulations (Reglamento Interno)
Mandatory above a headcount threshold, and one of the first documents an inspector asks to see. Most versions we review are years out of date.
What this involves
The Reglamento Interno de Orden, Higiene y Seguridad is obligatory for employers above a headcount threshold, and it is the document that governs discipline, conduct, hygiene and safety inside your company. Without a valid one, disciplinary action against an employee becomes considerably harder to sustain.
Two failures are typical. The first is a regulation that was drafted but never went through the adoption and filing formalities, which affects its enforceability. The second is one that predates recent legislation — most urgently Ley Karin, whose harassment investigation procedure the regulation must now contain.
What we handle
Drafting or updating
A regulation covering the required content on order, hygiene and safety, written for your actual operation rather than adapted from a generic template.
Ley Karin procedure
Incorporating the harassment and workplace-violence investigation procedure, its channels and its deadlines, as recent legislation requires.
Adoption formalities
The delivery to workers and the filing with the authorities that give the regulation effect — the step most often skipped.
Disciplinary framework
Conduct rules and sanctions drafted so that discipline based on them is actually defensible before a labor court.
Coordination with contracts and policies
Making sure the regulation, the employment contracts and any group policies say the same thing rather than contradicting each other.
How we run this for a client abroad
Assessment first
You send the documents you have. We tell you what applies, what it costs and how long it takes — before you commit to anything.
Power of attorney
Granted at a Chilean consulate or apostilled where you live. It lets us act for you in Chile without you travelling.
We file, you get updates
Our attorneys handle the filings and appearances in Chile. You get plain-English updates at every stage.
Internal Regulations Review — common questions
What English-speaking clients ask us most about this specific service.
Is the Reglamento Interno mandatory for us?
Ours is from several years ago. Does that matter?
Can we just translate our global code of conduct?
What happens if we do not have one?
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