Dominican Republic

Author: Amado Sánchez de Camps The Supreme Court of Justice, by Sentence of 31 May 2022, has upheld the constant criterion that a shareholder can be considered an employee if he provides his services in a subordinate and paid manner to the company he is a part of. In this case, it is understood that […]

Author: Amado Sánchez de Camps In a Sentence dated 31 May 2022, the Labour Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice confirmed the legality of Resolution 72-03, of 29 April 2003, issued by the National Social Security Council. In its only article, this resolution states that, for contributions to Social Security, the income that will […]

Author: Amado Sánchez de Camps The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) had previously established the criterion that an employer did not fulfill his responsibility if he hired a non-national (foreign) worker with an irregular migratory status and did not register him with the Dominican Social Security System (SDSS), since the authorities […]

Author: Amado Sánchez de Camps President Luis Abinader and the Minister of Labour, Luis Miguel De Camps, announced on 18 April an increase of 24% in the minimum wage for construction workers, of which 21 % began to be applied on 1 May, and an additional 3% in October. The decision results from a consensus […]

Author: Amado Sánchez de Camps The Supreme Court of Justice specified that the concept of “continuing fault” is typical of the figures of unilateral termination at the time of verifying whether the imputed fault complies with the 15 days established in articles 90 and 98 of the Labour Code; and thus, determine if the right […]