Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Peru
Band 3
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We have extensive experience advising companies and institutions — both local and international, public and private — in various sectors, such as mining, telecommunications, agriculture, pharmaceutical, retail and finance. We help our clients meet their needs in labor issues, from day-to-day matters to critical projects.
We work with our clients to manage their main assets and their employees by understanding their business goals, protecting their reputation, and guiding them through the modern challenges faced by local and global businesses.
Our advice include:
- Hiring, directly and through third parties
- Design and analysis of salary structures, as well as their tax effects
- Compliance with obligations about equal pay
- Investigations regarding sexual harassment
- Reorganization of companies, including labor aspects of mergers and acquisitions
- Draft and review of internal regulations and policies
- Reductions in force and other terminations
- Union issues
- Health and security at work
- Representation in administrative procedures, arbitrations and judicial proceedings
- Labor audits
- In-house training
Chambers Review
Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie is a global full-service firm providing labour and employment support to national and international clients in mandates related to defence in labour claims, terminations, labour audits and compliance advice. Its noteworthy team is also active assisting clients with health and security issues. The department's client roster includes notable names from the technology, consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries.
Work Highlights
- Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie successfully represented Biotoscana Groupin a judicial procedure involving a former employee who claimed he had worked for two of the group's companies simultaneously and was due USD200,000 in allegedly unpaid salaries and labour benefits.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie always demonstrates kindness and addresses all doubts and queries. Their answers are concrete, practical, and free of misconceptions."
"Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie always demonstrates kindness and addresses all doubts and queries. Their answers are concrete, practical, and free of misconceptions."
Notable Practitioners
Well-regarded partner Monica Pizarro regularly undertakes complex mandates in this sphere. She is widely recognised for her skilful advice on collective bargaining procedures, outsourcing regulations and elaboration of employment agreements.
"Monica Pizarro has very strong communication skills and understands the context, business and reality of our company. Her recommendations are very sound and clear regarding the applicable laws."
Partner Luis Miguel Almendariz routinely undertakes sophisticated work in the labour and employment field in Peru. He represents clients from a variety of industries, including construction and mining.
"Luis Miguel Almendariz consistently provides exceptional service and guidance in our human resources matters. We appreciate his attention to detail, responsiveness and solutions as issues arise."
Associate-to-watch Elizabeth Zamudio has extensive knowledge in the labour and employment arena in Peru. Her advice focus on compliance issues, equal pay legislation and negotiations.
"Elizabeth Zamudio is very smart and business oriented. We are always aligned, and she alerts us to potential outcomes of our decisions."
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