Law No. 32102, an amendment to the Telework Law, has been published, incorporating rights and obligations for teleworkers, as well as modifications to the minimum content of telework agreements.
The Executive Power will adapt the Regulation of the Telework Law to these new rules within 90 calendar days.
INDECOPI has updated the four rankings related to the important work of eliminating bureaucratic barriers in 2023.
Some of the bureaucratic barriers identified in these rankings have been promoted by our study, such as the one that determined the illegality of suspending administrative procedures.
We highlight INDECOPI’s important work, through an easy-to-understand tool to know the efforts in administrative simplification and promotion of market development for both companies and entrepreneurs.
On 26 July 2024, Supreme Decree No. 013-2024-EM was published, establishing a new exceptional and non-extendable deadline to submit the Detailed Environmental Plan and the Abandonment Plan, so that hydrocarbon sector companies in progress that do not have an environmental management instrument (IGA) in force and have built components or made modifications to the project without previously modifying the IGA may adapt their activities.
On 9 June 2024, Supreme Decree No. 006-2024-MIDAGRI (Reglamento de Gestión Ambiental del Sector Agrario y de Riego — “Regulation”) was published. It updates the rules that regulate the environmental management of projects and activities in the agricultural and irrigation sector.
Private sector employees who agree to work on 7 June without enjoying a subsequent compensatory day off will receive an additional payment equivalent to two days of work (one for the work performed and the other for the 100% surcharge for working on a holiday without substitute rest). This also applies to personnel who work remotely.
On 3 June 2024, the Regulations on hazardous substances for domestic, industrial and/or public health use (Supreme Decree No. 031-2023-SA) became effective. The purpose of the Regulations is to regulate and supervise the sanitary control of hazardous substances for domestic, industrial and/or public health use established in Chapter VI of Title II of Law No. 26842, General Health Law. The Regulations will be enforced by the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety (DIGESA) of the Ministry of Health.
On 18 May 2024, Law No. 32032 was published. It amends Article 66, which regulates the guarantees of protection for public services users established in Law No. 29571 (Code of Consumer Protection and Defense), incorporating subparagraph 66.10. The purpose of Law No. 32032 is to facilitate and simplify the procedure through which consumers may request the temporary suspension, temporary cancellation or cancellation of water, electricity and other public services.
On 20 May 2024, Law No. 32033 was published. This law guarantees and promotes access to generic drugs in International Nonproprietary Names (INN), as an essential part of the right to health.
On 16 May 2024, the new Regulation of the Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information (Supreme Decree No. 007-2024-JUS) was published in the official gazette El Peruano. This rule replaces the previous regulation approved in 2003, which received only some partial modifications in 2013, 2017 and 2018.
Law No. 32027 and Supreme Decree No. 003-2024-TR, published during the last month, have authorized employees to withdraw 100% of their Compensation for Length of Service (CTS) until 31 December 2024.