The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTEPS), through a ministerial resolution issued on February 16, 2024 (No. 176/2024), has determined the approval of the Regulation of notifications through electronic means.
The purpose of the approval of this regulation is to implement and regulate the notifications of administrative acts and actions issued by the MTEPS, in order to avoid violations to the parties involved, and to allow employers and workers to have full knowledge of all the procedures and procedures. socio-laboral.
This provision is applicable to all organizational units dependent on the MTEPS that use electronic means to make electronic notifications.
Types of electronic notification
- Manual
- Automatic
Notification log
The date and time of sending the notification must be recorded, whether in the form of manual or automatic electronic notification.
Computerized means of electronic notification
Electronic notifications may be made through the following authorized means:
- Email : indicated by the user, responsible third party or legal representative of the company or labor establishment in the private sector or public sector institutions.
- Cell phone line with the active Whatsapp application : indicated by the user, responsible third party or legal representative of the company or labor establishment in the private sector or public sector institutions.
User’s responsibility to receive notifications
It is established as the responsibility of the user, responsible third party or legal person responsible for the company or work establishment in the private sector and public sector institution, to share the electronic medium so that the corresponding MTEPS unit carries out electronic notifications, as well as the use and administration of your password.
Effectiveness of electronic notification
The notification will be considered valid with confirmation of its sending to the email or cell phone line with the WhatsApp application provided by the user, responsible third party or legal representative of the company or work establishment in the private sector and public sector institution.
The confirmation will be sufficient proof to prove the completion of the notification, which will be fully valid from its sending for the calculation of the administrative deadlines; regardless of whether the recipient assigns the corresponding “read” or “received” message to the message.
Days and hours to make notifications
Electronic notifications must be made on administrative business days and hours, that is, Monday to Friday, from 08:00 am to 16:00 pm, except for holidays.
Depending on the circumstances, and under duly substantiated reasons, non-working days and hours may be enabled.
Receipt of notification
The notification will be considered to have been made on the day and time in which the public servant sends it through electronic means.
The calculation of the deadlines will begin from the business day following the notification.
The scanned documents that form part of the notification must be attached to it.
For more information contact:
Carla Arellano | Counselor Ferrere | carellano@ferrere.com
