Herrera Industries Association (AEIH) president Victor Castro says that while the government announces its support to small business, at the same time, regulations issued by the Ministry of Labor create obstacles to job creation in the country.
He mentioned Ruling 522-06 on Security and Health in the workplace and other resolutions that complement this ruling that create double costs for small companies. “This problem and the ‘mafias’ of lawyers that create complicated labor legal cases against companies, are of more concern than the issue of the severance payments and other topics that the big business have been handling,” he commented.
He said that the rulings in effect that oblige small companies to provide onsite medical examinations for their employees, hire occupational specialists and open medical service at the workplace are a burden for small business.