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Panama: NO to Mandatory Rest Days Bill The business sector opposes the bill that intends to stimulate the economy and local tourism, through the establishment of mandatory rest days and salary surcharges on the days of national events. Thursday, February 18, 2021 This is Bill 487, which is called "Adopting a temporary regime of economic, cultural and national tourism stimulus, through the establishment of mandatory rest days and salary surcharges on national event days", which was presented to the Panamanian Assembly on September 28, 2020. According to the initiative, a temporary Special ...

(MENAFN - Newsroom Panama)  Over 100 people who were participating in a wedding in an evangelical church in the Pedregal district were surprised by Health authorities on Thursday night outside of curfew hours. Those responsible for the event - which according to officials did not comply with biosafety measures - were summoned to apply the appropriate sanctions, reported the Ministry of Health (Minsa). Executive Decree No. 62 of January 13, 2021 says among other aspects, that it is prohibited in the national territory to carry out any activity that involves crowds in public, commercial place...

Bill to Reactivate Labor Contracts In Panama, a legislative project was submitted which intends to gradually reintegrate the employees to their companies, which have already restarted their activities and which in 2020 suspended labor contracts due to the crisis caused by the outbreak of covid-19. Wednesday, February 10, 2021 According to the legislative body, the bill which legalizes the gradual reintegration of the suspended contract workers to their companies and which will be in force until the end of the year, has been pending in the National Assembly since February 8, after the Mini...

Panama Receives An International Award For The Program “My First Maritime Work Experience” The Republic of Panama, through the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), was the winner of the CAREER4SEA Virtual awards, in the category of best “Initiative” for the execution of the “My First Maritime Labor Experience” program, a pilot project that started this year and that according to the judges, provides that valuable work experience which recent graduates need to chart their own path, while contributing to the finances of their families. This is the third consecutive year that the awards ...