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Employment Law and Social Security
Employment relationships without risks or surprises.
Employment relationships are the heart of any company, and also one of its biggest sources of risk. At Scola Abogados we help employers of every size manage their people with legal certainty: from the employment contract and internal work rules to defense in proceedings before a labor judge or the UGPP, Colombia's social security contributions authority.
We are employment lawyers with experience in preventive advisory work, collective labor law, social security and litigation. We speak plainly, respond quickly and know your operations. We serve clients from Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla and Medellín, with reach throughout Colombia.
You're about to hire, change working conditions or terminate a contract and want to do it without risk.
You received an inquiry, an official assessment or a penalty from the UGPP.
You have a union, a list of demands or a collective bargaining process under way.
An employee or former employee has sued you or filed a complaint with the Ministry of Labor.
You need to adapt your company to the labor reform and to the changes in working hours and premium pay.
You're bringing in foreign staff or sending employees to work abroad.
The 37 people in Employment Law and Social Security who know your company inside out.
Diego Felipe Valdivieso Rueda, Socio
Nicolás Yemail Charum, Socio
Carlos Alberto Camargo Mejía, Abogado líder
Fabrizio Gasca Mayans, Abogado líder
Juan Sebastián López Jímenez, Abogado líder
Manuel Alejandro Plazas Rodríguez, Abogado líder
Sara Patricia Ariza Correa, Abogada líder
Sebastián Mejía Paternina, Abogado líder
Diego Andrés Neusa Rivera, Abogado
Juan Felipe Mesias Castillo, Abogado
Karla Natalia Gómez Díaz, Abogada
Laura Katerine Palacios García, Abogada
María Camila López Beltrán, Abogada
Mariana Valentina González Robayo, Abogada
Sofía Carbonell Muñoz, Abogada
Sahiry Andrea Mulato Gómez, Paralegal
Nicolás Rico Álvarez, Socio
Pablo Hernández Hussein, Socio
Diana Milena Bolívar Sánchez, Abogada líder
Juan Daniel Sierra Silgado, Abogado líder
Leonardo Andrés Salamanca Anzola, Abogado líder
María Camila Silva Segura, Abogada líder
Sebastián González Valencia, Abogado líder
Camila Alejandra Garzón Lozano, Abogada
Johan Esteban Rodríguez Galindo, Abogado
Juan José Guerrero Zavala, Abogado
Kelly Paola Villamizar Torrado, Abogada
María Alejandra Jara Arenas, Abogada
María Paula Bernal Serrano, Abogada
Rodrigo Niebles Marquez, Abogado
Yessica Johanna Gámez Casas, Abogada
Tomás Trujillo Zambrano, ParalegalDon't see yours? Write to us and we'll answer.
They prevent and resolve the risks in the relationship with employees: drafting contracts and internal work rules, guiding disciplinary processes and terminations, advising on payroll, social security and contributions, dealing with the UGPP and the Ministry of Labor, managing relations with unions and defending the company in employment litigation.
Yes. We review the inquiry, reconstruct the payments and supporting records, prepare the response and, if needed, file the appeals and take the dispute to the administrative courts. Ideally, contact us as soon as the first inquiry arrives, because the deadlines are short.
It depends on the grounds, the type of contract and whether the employee has any special protection (union immunity, health-related job security, maternity or pre-retirement protection, among others). Before you decide, we review the case, the procedure required by law and by your internal work rules, and the cost of each alternative.
Yes. We have offices in Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla and Medellín and handle litigation, inspections and negotiations nationwide. For matters abroad we work with partner firms, and you keep talking to the same team.
By the hour, with a fixed fee per project, with prepaid hours packages or with a monthly advisory retainer. Together we choose the arrangement that best fits your operations and agree on it from the start, with no surprises.
¿Un proceso disciplinario prolongado afecta el debido proceso? ¿Qué protección tiene un trabajador cercano a la pensión? Conoce los criterios de la Corte Suprema y descubre qué deben tener en cuenta los empleadores.
María Paula Bernal Serrano
¿Tienes una Visa de Residente Permanente (R) expedida antes de octubre de 2022? Conoce si debes realizar el trámite de transición.
Leonardo Andrés Salamanca Anzola
El Decreto 1040 de 2026 fortalece las medidas contra el acoso, la violencia y la discriminación laboral. Conozca las nuevas disposiciones para promover entornos de trabajo seguros, dignos y libres de violencia.
Sahiry Andrea Mulato Gómez
