General study of Uruguay, with particular reference to work matters and designed as a guide for u.s. Businessmen who may be employing local workers in the country - covers geographical aspects, economic implications and political aspects, cultural factors, employment policy, labour administration, labour relations, social security, the wage payment system, working conditions, hours of work, etc., and comments on labour legislation. ILO mentioned. Bibliography and statistical tables.

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws,this monograph on labour law in Uruguay not only describes and analysesthe legal aspects of labour relations, but also examines labour relationspractices and developing trends. It provides a survey of the subject that isboth usefully brief and sufficiently detailed to answer most questions likelyto arise in any pertinent legal setting.Both individual and collective labour relations are covered in ample detail,with attention to such underlying and pervasive factors employment contracts,suspension of the contracts, dismissal laws and covenant of non-competition,as well as international private law. The author(s) describe(s) all importantdetails of the law governing hours and wages, benefits, intellectual propertyimplications, trade union activity, employers' associations, workers'participation, collective bargaining, industrial disputes, and much more.Building on a clear overview of labour law and labour relations, the bookoffers practical guidance on which sound preliminary decisions may be based.It will find a ready readership among lawyers interests in Uruguay, and academics and researchers will appreciate itsvalue in the study of comparative trends in laws affecting labour and labourrelations.

This paper discusses key findings of the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module for Uruguay. Uruguay exceeds the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) timeliness requirements for labor market (employment, unemployment, and wages/earnings), price (consumer prices and producer prices), and international investment position data. The legal and institutional basis for Uruguayan statistics is sound and follows international good practice. Under institutional integrity, based on the mission’s meetings with data users, the Central Bank of Uruguay and National Institute of Statistics possess a high level of “trust capital” to deliver impartially compiled and technically sound statistics within their resource envelopes.