The Internal Labor Regulations is a document that gathers all the rules that must be complied with by the employers and employees of a company, regardless of its size and activity.

Every private employer that has ten or more permanent workers in its company is obliged to prepare an Internal Labor Regulation, which is submitted to the approval of the Director General of Labor.

According to our partner, Raquel Santos, for the approval process by the Directorate, the Regulations must be drafted in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code, national laws on gender equality and equity and international instruments ratified by El Salvador, Regulations, Contracts and Collective Labor Agreements that affect it.

“The purpose of the Internal Labor Regulations is to govern the labor relationship. In this document you will find the obligations of the employer, the relations of the workers and the prohibitions for both parties,” he said.

The creation of internal work rules allows the formation of organized, disciplined and friendly work relationships between employees and bosses, which will also help to increase the company’s productivity.

This document plays an important role. It is a tool for conflict resolution within the organization. Without certain internal work rules, it is impossible to impose sanctions on employees, since, without normative or regulatory support for decision-making, rights can be violated.

“Basically, the purpose of creating internal work rules is to improve work efficiency and avoid misunderstandings in the company or, if necessary, to know how to deal with them in accordance with what was previously agreed,” he added.

Internal work regulations must contain actions aimed at achieving substantive equality and eradicating discrimination against female workers, for example, in: recruitment and selection of personnel, professional development opportunities for workers, education and/or training, remuneration or psychosocial risks.

All regulations must contain administrative sanctions when a worker violates obligations or incurs a prohibition. “Practically, we are looking for a regulation in which the employer and the employees can protect themselves in order to enforce their rights and obligations”, added Santos.

For more information on internal labor regulations, individual and collective hiring, occupational health and safety, you can contact Torres Legal’s Labor and Immigration Law Department.