Projects
- Antitrust / Competition
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Criminal Law & Compliance
- Corporate
- Intellectual Property and Data Protection
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- NGOs, Philanthropy and Conservation
- Public Law
- Pro Bono
- Real Estate & Construction
- Tax
Labor & Employment

Our team advises across the complete spectrum of labour and compensation issues for our clients – predominantly corporations of all sizes in all industry sectors. Our advisory encompasses:
- Structuring documentation and review of individual employment agreements & collective working contracts
- Advising in all social security, pension, health and accident insurance related legislation
- Conducting, negotiating and documenting collective bargaining processes
- Compliance of mandatory labor
- Hygiene and safety practices in the workplace
We regularly advise our clients with respect to immigration law and special rules on foreign workers, and in all aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits, including senior executive employment arrangements, stock options and other equity compensation, golden parachute plans and pension plans. We also have active representation in the special labor enforcement agencies and courts in connection with labor related administrative procedures, claims, conflicts and judicial disputes. Our lawyers are at the forefront of the ever changing labour laws and our clients depend on our knowledge and ability to quickly understand the changes in real time.
Awards & Recognition
Ranked Band 4 Chambers Latin America 2017
Ranked Tier 3 Legal 500 2016
“The firm has a very good team with very capable lawyers, both junior and senior. Everything they have handled for us has been very successful and their advice has been good throughout.”
Chambers Latin America 2017
‘The level of service is excellent, the team is very quick to respond and it is always committed to clients’.
Legal 500 2016
Contacto
Experience in Labor & Employment
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10 de March de 2019
Morales & Besa advised FRS Capital Corp. in the transaction concerning the investment by funds affiliated to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in Carrix -
27 de December de 2018
Morales & Besa advised Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) (EGH) in the acquisition of 60% participation in Green Andes Shipping Agency (Chile) SpA (GASAC). -
15 de October de 2018
Morales & Besa advised Ipsos in the Chilean matters of its global acquisition of four research divisions from German counterpart GfK -
6 de December de 2017
Legal Alert Labor & Employment | December 2017 -
20 de October de 2016
Fernando Arab participates in seminar on labor reform -
29 de June de 2016
Morales & Besa advises Bredenmaster S.A. in collective bargaining agreement -
1 de December de 2015
Morales & Besa advises Ruta de la Araucanía Concessionaire S.A. with Union Road Concessionaire Araucanía S.A. -
1 de December de 2015
Morales & Besa advises Multitiendas Corona S.A. with Grupo Negociador -
1 de October de 2015
Morales & Besa advises Ruta de Los Rios Concessionaire S.A. with Union Ruta de Los Rios Concessionaire S.A. -
1 de October de 2015
Morales & Besa advises Intervial Chile S.A. with Grupo Negociador
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12 de November de 2020
Leaders League 2021 – Morales & Besa once again highlighted as a leading firm -
15 de June de 2017
Fernando Arab participates in “Labor Radiography” seminar, where the first effects of the implementation of the new Labour Reform law were analyzed -
6 de April de 2017
Fernando Arab participated as speaker at the “Kick Off of Labor Reform: Integral impact of labor relations within companies” seminar -
12 de December de 2016
Fernando Arab named as Leader in Labor Discussion by Leading Lawyers Chile 2016 published by Qué Pasa -
22 de September de 2016
Morales & Besa Talks: On labor reform and challenges for businesses -
6 de September de 2016
Morales & Besa Labor partner Fernando Arab, presented at a Labor Reform Seminar organized by the Schools of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the Universidad de Chile -
28 de June de 2016
Morales & Besa partner Fernando Arab writes article in Capital Legal “Un nuevo autogol de la reforma laboral” -
2 de June de 2016
Morales & Besa partner Fernando Arab appointed to the Advisory Board of the UC Justice Reform Program. -
11 de May de 2016
Fernando Arab: The implications of the ruling of the Constitutional Court on labor reform -
21 de April de 2016
Morales & Besa partner Fernando Arab delivers seminar “Labor reform and other legal changes: How they will affect the work world” -
5 de March de 2016
Morales & Besa partner Fernando Arab interviewed by UC Law Journal 2016 -
7 de September de 2015
Morales & Besa partner presents at Labor Law Conference in Argentina -
10 de August de 2015
Morales & Besa partner discusses labor reform at the AmCham seminar -
5 de July de 2015
Morales & Besa partner presents at seminar at AmCham about labor reform -
25 de June de 2015
Morales & Besa partner presents at the Law Association Conference PUC -
6 de March de 2015
Morales & Besa announces new partners -
1 de December de 2014
Morales & Besa lawyer speaks at Argentine Labour Congress -
21 de July de 2014
Labor and social security information on the new Multi-Rut law -
10 de July de 2014
Morales & Besa Associate speaks at Thomson Reuters Legal Forum -
24 de April de 2014
Former Secretary of Labor rejoins the team at Morales & Besa -
13 de September de 2013
Morales & Besa highlighted in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 -
18 de June de 2013
Government appoints Morales & Besa lawyer as the new Secretary of Labor
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6 de April de 2020
Labor Legal Alert- Law on access to the benefits of the Unemployment Insurance -
6 de December de 2017
Legal Alert Labor & Employment | December 2017 -
18 de October de 2017
Legal Alert Labor | October 2017 -
29 de December de 2016
Labor Newsletter | Pactos de adaptabilidad -
1 de September de 2016
Labor Newsletter | September 2016 -
25 de August de 2016
Labor Newsletter | August 2016 -
6 de July de 2016
Labor Newsletter| July 2016 -
11 de April de 2016
Morales & Besa partner interviewed by Freedom and Development Magazine on Labor Reform -
25 de November de 2015
Morales & Besa lawyer publishes in Revista Chilena de Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile, Volumen 5 n°12 -
23 de November de 2015
Morales & Besa associate writes column in El Mercurio Legal on illegal strikes and labor reform -
1 de January de 2015
Labor Newsletter | January 2016 -
10 de November de 2014
Labor lawyers publish articles in Labor Group Chilean Magazine -
19 de May de 2014
Morales & Besa Newsletter May 2014