Human Resources Management and Labor Law Essentials

HR Department: Management and Staffing

The HR department is responsible for the following core functions:

• Planning and Selection: Analyzing staffing needs and managing job offers.
• Onboarding and Development: Reception, worker training, and employee motivation.
• Performance Management: Job evaluation and management of administrative fees.

Administration Staff Responsibilities

• Recruitment: Selection of contractors and processing hiring documentation.
• Payroll and Social Security: Preparation of payroll, managing relations with Social Security, and controlling violations or penalties.
• Contract Termination: Handling letters of dismissal and business licenses.

Key HR Roles

• Template Planning: Describing jobs and profiles to meet quantitative and qualitative worker needs.
• Personnel Selection: Activities and techniques to recruit top professionals.

Compensation and Deductions

• Wage Perceptions: Cash or remunerated work time provided by the employer.
• Non-Wage Perceptions: Benefits received by the worker that do not constitute standard wages.
• Deductions: Amounts subtracted from the total wage.

Labor Law Fundamentals

Employment is defined by voluntariness, remuneration, subordination to the employer, and personal, non-transferable service.

Exclusions from Labor Relations

Work performed for friendship, family, commercial brokerage, autonomous work, and carriers with administrative authorization are not considered labor relations.

Special Labor Relations

Includes senior management, domestic service, prisoners, athletes, artists, salesmen, handicapped individuals, and dock workers.

Sources of Labor Law

• External Sources: EU regulations and international standards.
• Internal Sources: Constitution, laws, regulations, contracts, and custom.

Employee Rights

• Basic Rights: Free choice of work, self-organization, collective bargaining, strike, meetings, and company participation.
• Work-Related Rights: Effective occupation, promotion, vocational training, non-discrimination, physical integrity, health and safety, privacy, and timely remuneration.