Overview
- The Congressional Labor Committee approved a bill allowing a mother or father responsible for a newborn to request telework until the child turns one.
- The measure modifies Law 31572 to create an exceptional right to request a change of work modality, with employers required to evaluate feasibility rather than grant it automatically.
- The text clarifies it is not a paid leave and that, once the qualifying circumstance ends, the employee returns to the prior arrangement unless the parties agree otherwise.
- The request is exclusive to one parent at a time, with procedures and proof of caregiving to be set by regulation.
- Based on Bill 10015/2024-CR from Congressman Alfredo Pariona, the initiative will be scheduled for a March plenary vote and, if approved, sent to the Executive for promulgation or observation.