Labor Compliance in Chile
Contracts, hours, internal regulations and subcontracting — reviewed against the criteria a Labor Inspectorate visit will actually apply.
What this involves
Most labor non-compliance in Chile is not deliberate. It is overtime recorded informally, contracts never updated when a role changed, an internal regulation that was drafted but never properly adopted, and contractor arrangements that made sense commercially and would not survive a court's substance test.
The Dirección del Trabajo inspects and fines, usually triggered by a worker complaint and usually without notice. Reviewing before that happens costs a fraction of what the same findings cost afterwards.
What we handle
Contract compliance
Every category of contract against the Labor Code's mandatory content, including remote, part-time and fixed-term arrangements.
Working time and overtime
Timekeeping systems, authorization and payment of overtime, rest periods, and the specific rules that apply to remote and shift work.
Internal regulations
Whether the Reglamento Interno exists, is current, was properly adopted, and contains what recent legislation requires.
Health and safety
Preventive duties, joint committees where required, training records and the documentation that proves compliance rather than asserting it.
Subcontracting
Exposure under Chile's subcontracting regime, including liability for the obligations of your contractors toward their own staff.
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.
Labor Compliance — common questions
What English-speaking clients ask us most about this specific service.
What does the Labor Inspectorate look at first?
Are we liable for our contractors' employees?
Our staff work remotely. Do the same rules apply?
We are a subsidiary of a foreign company. Does group HR policy cover us?
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