Archives for June 9, 2016

The business sector proposed a 0% increase on minimum wages. Franco Pacheco, president of the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Enterprise (UCCAEP) said the figure will be approved by the entity’s board and officially presented to the Wages Council on June, 13th. On the other hand, unions presented three proposals to […]

For the first time, the Center for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (TRAC) held the country’s conflict mediation online. This method combines dispute resolution by electronic means, through the digital signature and the use of a tool for video conferencing. Some of the benefits are enforceability of expedited and economic agreements, negotiated solutions, confidentiality, participation of […]

Landslides, cracks and displacements are some of the problems affecting several hills of the capital and beyond. Therefore scientists keep a close watch on them. The communities installed on the slopes of the hills of Lajas in Escazú, Santiago in Puriscal, Chitaría in Santa Ana, Tablazo in Desamparados or Burío in Aserrí, live in precarious […]