Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Venezuela
Band 3
About
Provided by LANDAEZ Abogados – Consultores
LANDAEZ's Labour & Employment Law Department advises and legally represents a large number of national and transnational companies in the industrial sector, specifically the food, mass consumption, chemical, and manufacturing industries. Similarly, the banking, health, telecommunications, port, transport, service and trade sectors, mainly located in the states of Carabobo and Aragua. The main services are:
1. Legal advice on calculations of labor benefits, employment contracts, and management of legal documentation.
2. Negotiation of Collective Agreements and other types of negotiations with unions.
3. Defense in lawsuits and labor procedures, such as: lawsuit for social benefits and labor benefits, lawsuits for work accidents and occupational diseases, lawsuits for inventions.
4. Advice and consultancy on the legal aspects of Occupational Health and Safety.
5. Labor audits.
Recently, the department successfully closed multi-industry collective bargaining. Likewise, the department managed to emerge victorious from several contentious administrative nullity trials, thus achieving the protection of the interests and rights of its clients.
The Labor Department specializes in: calculation of labor benefits and payroll, Occupational Health and Safety, negotiation, contracts, and labor litigation.
Chambers Review
LANDAEZ Abogados – Consultores continues to elicit significant market praise for its active presence in the Venezuelan labour and employment arena. The Valencia-based team regularly assists clients with collective bargaining agreements, individual and collective disputes, and occupational health and safety policies. The department is also well placed to advise clients on social benefits and the drafting of employment contracts.
Work Highlights
- LANDAEZ Abogados – Consultores represented FEBECA in a procedure in the Ministry of Labour, demonstrating that it complied with all labour regulations, that an alleged fraud did not exist, and that the plaintiff was not an employee of the company.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"LANDAEZ Abogados – Consultores has an excellent business vision, which is evidenced in how their counsel focuses on protecting the partners as well as the company. We absolutely trust their work."
"LANDAEZ Abogados – Consultores has an excellent business vision, which is evidenced in how their counsel focuses on protecting the partners as well as the company. We absolutely trust their work."
Notable Practitioners
Valencia-based partnerCésar Uzcáteguiis frequently seen advising clients on collective bargaining agreements as well as representing clients in individual and collective labour disputes.
"César Uzcátegui remains calm even under pressure. He always provides solutions and tries to take the weight off our shoulders, as well as meeting deadlines on time."
Partner Liliana García enters the rankings as an up-and-coming lawyer. She boasts experience in resolving labour-related conflicts in administrative and judicial settings and in advising and providing labour law consulting services to companies.
"Liliana García knows the work field very well. She is very competent and experienced, and her commitment and response time are extraordinary."
Ranked Lawyers at
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Venezuela
Members
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Clients
Provided by LANDAEZ Abogados – Consultores
Alpla de Venezuela (Carabobo)
BBVA Banco Provincial (Carabobo - Aragua)
Cenco-Zotti (Aragua)
Colombates (Carabobo)
Comercializadora Snacks (Carabobo - Aragua)
Digitel (Nacional)
Disan Venezuela (Carabobo)
Elektromek (Carabobo)
Febeca (Carabobo)
Fundidoral (Caracas)
Grupo Inditex (Carabobo)
Henfor (Carabobo)
Oplas (Cojedes - Carabobo)
Parmalat (Carabobo)
Pepsico Alimentos (Aragua)
Pinturas Carabobo (Carabobo)
Prometalca (Carabobo)
Protinal (Carabobo)
Rolitec (Carabobo)
Saldica (Carabobo)
Scan-Tech (Carabobo)
Sidelca (Carabobo)
Smurfit Kappa (Carabobo)
Tambotorca (Carabobo)
Toyoval (Carabobo)
Unilever Andina (Carabobo)
Vopak Venezuela (Carabobo)
Industries
Provided by LANDAEZ Abogados – Consultores
Automotive Industry
Banking
Building Material and Construction
Chemical Industry
Food Industry
Metalworking Industry
Port Industry
Services
Technology
Telephony
Trade