Economist: OBoard’s labor reform misses critical points of P.R’s ‘particular’ economy
July 9, 2018
While Puerto Rico needs to jumpstart its job market and create new sources of employment, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico’s proposal to align the island’s labor landscape with that of the U.S. mainland “misses critical points of the [island’s] very particular economy.”
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Economist: ‘Employment at will’ may not be right solution for P.R.
June 11, 2018
The adoption of the so-called “employment at will” doctrine may not be the right solution for Puerto Rico’s low labor participation rate and stagnant economy, because it fails to address other underlying problems.
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Economists, execs agree repealing Law 80 will create new jobs in P.R.
June 6, 2018
Executives, heads of private trade organizations and economists expressed their support of House Bill 1634, which proposes the repeal of Law 80, during the second day of public hearings at the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.
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