# Hiring in Colombia

Review edition — pending Theo Smith approval.

## What must the agreement contain?

The ordinary maximum working week reduced to 42 hours from 15 July 2026 under the staged working-time reduction.

Applies to: Colombia ordinary working-time regime; statutory exceptions apply

Still to establish: Role exemptions, distribution of hours, overtime and current labour-reform provisions

- Role exemptions, distribution of hours, overtime and current labour-reform provisions

Next step: Confirm Role exemptions, distribution of hours, overtime and current labour-reform provisions.

- [Bogotá government legal database / Ministry of Labour circular](https://www.bogotajuridica.gov.co/sisjur/normas/Norma1.jsp?i=190844)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.