Latin America

October 2024: It has been reported that the Brazilian competition authority ("CADE") has launched two investigations into potential anti-competitive practices related to the exchange of sensitive labour market information. In the first investigation, CADE is investigating a number of companies across various industries for allegedly sharing sensitive employment data through two industry groups (Grupo Executivo de Salários (GES) – focused on salary benchmarking; and Grupo Executivo de Administradores de Benefícios (GEAB) – focused on benefits and employment conditions). In the second investigation, CADE is investigating the Grupo de Estudos de Política de Remuneração (GECOM), another industry association suspected of exchanging competitively sensitive information related to salaries, bonuses, and other labour conditions.

21 September 2022: CADE fines (through settlement agreements) 35 individuals and six companies in the healthcare sector. The alleged anticompetitive practice involves the exchange of competitively sensitive information regarding remuneration and perks policy, allowances and employee benefits. The fines amount to €6.3 million. The investigation continues in relation to the other companies and individuals who have not settled.

16 December 2021: CADE's General Superintendance launches administrative proceedings and adopts an interim measure ordering an artists' union, SATED (Artists and Technicians in Entertainment Shows in the state of São Paulo's Union) to cease from publishing minimum wages on its website. After receiving a complaint. CADE fined SATED for not complying with the interim measure imposed on 28 April 2022.

22 September 2023: The Colombian competition authority ("SIC") issues a statement of objections against the Colombian Football Federation, the Major Division of Colombian Football ("DIMAYOR") and 29 Colombian professional soccer clubs. The SIC suspects the existence of no-poach or wage-fixing agreements in the Women's Professional League market in the country from 2017 to the present.

8 March 2023: The Colombian competition authority ("SIC") carries out dawn raids at the headquarters of 11 football clubs. The SIC suspects the existence of no-poach or wage-fixing agreements. 

2 August 2022: The SIC accepts DIMAYOR's (Colombian Football League) commitments, concluding a probe into suspected anticompetitive behaviour related to the contracts of football players, preventing the transfer of the rights of at least 16 players in the 2018-2021 period.

11 May 2023: The Peruvian competition authority ("Indecopi") fines six construction companies, as well as four managers from the human resources departments of these companies for dividing the qualified personnel hiring market among themselves from 2011 to 2017. The fines amount to €1.47 million approx.

26 June 2020: Indecopi publishes an Informative Guide on the importance of respecting fair competition in labour markets, warning of the penalties they face if companies agree anti-competitive conditions with other employers, such as wage fixing or no-poaching agreements.