- Comprehensive Policy for the Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Care in Substance Use in Colombia.
On October 14, 2025, Resolution 2100 of 2025 was issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection to guide and ensure a comprehensive response to the use of psychoactive substances, based on scientific evidence and free from conflicts of interest, in alignment with Human Rights principles for the population within Colombian territory.
As a company, the following strategies must be implemented:
- Develop substance use prevention strategies while ensuring confidentiality of information.
- Establish response protocols and care pathways for psychoactive substance use within the workplace.
- Coordinate with Occupational Risk Administrators – as its acronym in Spanish - ARL, Health Insurance Providers as its acronym in Spanish - EPS, and other relevant entities to guarantee comprehensive care for employees.
- Update the Comprehensive Policy on Psychoactive Substances, as this is considered a psychosocial risk factor.
- Update the Hazard Identification Matrix accordingly.
- Implement evaluation indicators to ensure traceability of the management process carried out.
- Design procedures and operational guidelines to ensure compliance.
- Monitor and report all actions undertaken to comply with the applicable regulations.
See:Documento anexo en formato pdf.
2. Conditions for Workplace WhatsApp Groups
According to Constitutional Court Ruling T-574 of 2017, the following conditions are established:
- WhatsApp groups are considered semi-private, not private.
- Employees must be informed about the purpose of the group, its participants, and that working hours must be respected.
- It must be defined what type of information will be shared and whether it is protected under data confidentiality (Habeas Data) regulations.
- Clear rules for the circulation of information must be established.
- A confidentiality obligation must be expressly defined and communicated.
See: Documento anexo en formato pdf.
3. Employment that Leaves a Green Footprint: Companies Must Plant Two Trees per Employee.
On October 17, 2025, Resolution 1491 was issued by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, regulated by Law 2173 of 2021, which promotes ecological restoration through tree planting and the creation of forests nationwide.
The following should be considered:
- This Resolution applies to medium and large companies, which are required to plant two (2) trees for each employee.
- To determine the total number of trees to be planted, the legal representative must submit to the Municipal or District Planning Secretariat a certification stating the total number of employees with active employment contracts as of December 31 of the previous year.
- The certification shall exclude the following categories: Underage workers, Apprentices under training contracts, Employees on probationary period, Temporary employees, Employees under fixed-term or short-term contracts, Service contractors, and Workers employed through temporary service agencies.
- Medium and large companies will have a period of one (1) year from the approval of their reforestation program to implement it individually, as provided in Article 7 of Law 2173 of 2021.
See:Documento anexo en formato pdf.
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