One day into the second month of the year, and with the mental review of the taxes and services that must be paid, a recurring issue appears that also hits the pocketbook:
the hourly and monthly salary of domestic employees.
Without calling the Salary Council to review the salary situation and determine a new increase, per hour and per month for this sector.
In this way, the values corresponding to the last tranche of the agreement signed in October 2023, which corresponds to last December, are maintained for now.
This increase, which reached 34% in total,
was divided into three installments of 12% October, 12% November and 10% December.
How are hourly and monthly salaries for February 2024
For the 5th category
(the most in demand), personnel for general tasks:
Retired staff
: $1,416.5 per hour;
$173,758 per month.
Non-retirement staff
: $1,528 per hour;
$193,217 monthly.
For the 4th category, care of people
Non-retirement staff:
$1,528 per hour;
$193,217 monthly.
Retired staff
: $1,708.5 per hour;
$215,320 per month.
For the 3rd category, homemade
The month remains at $193,217.
And the reference for those who pay per hour is $1,528.
For the 2nd category.
staff for specific tasks
Retired staff
: $1,617.5 per hour;
$198,037 per month.
Personal without retirement
: $1,773.5 per hour;
$220,449 monthly.
For the 1st category, Supervisor
Retired staff
: $1,708.5 per hour;
and $213,159.5 per month.
Personal without retirement
: $1,871.5 per hour;
and $237,435.5 monthly.
Domestic workers: what extra is added and when is it paid
Domestic workers add some extra money when they work in
unfavorable areas.
In addition, they receive a salary supplement for “seniority”,
equivalent to 1%
for each year of seniority of the worker in their employment relationship, on their monthly salaries.
This additional fee is paid monthly starting
September 1, 2021
.
The service time, for the purposes of this additional seniority, began to be computed as of September 1, 2020, without retroactive effect.
Current legislation also indicates that workers must be paid an additional amount per unfavorable area equivalent to 30% of the minimum wages established for each of the categories with respect to personnel who perform tasks in the provinces of La Pampa, Rio Negro, Chubut, Neuquén, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands, or in the Patagones District of the Province of Buenos Aires.
What changed after the arrival of Javier Milei to the presidency
The arrival of Javier Milei to the presidency came with some changes, in January for example the DNU came out with 360 articles that contemplate some changes, for example
, there is one that directly affects domestic employees.
What the law says, what changes.
DNU 70/2023 published in the Official Gazette repealed article 50 of Law 26,844 of the Special Regime of Employment Contracts for Personnel in Private Houses.
In this way, the sanctions that were imposed due to lack of labor registration, black employment, or deficient registration are eliminated.
Translated for the employees of Casas Particulares it means that they will stop collecting that fine
or what they usually call
double compensation.
"In the same sense as for a formal worker, it eliminates the aggravation of the severance payment," the tax official, Sebastián Domínguez, explained to Clarín.
"The regime of the law on private home workers is 26,844 and article 50 establishes a doubling of seniority in cases of deficient registration or lack of registration, that is, black work," coincidence, Dr. Silvana Iudkovsky.
And she continued: "What article 50 established is what is called compensatory aggravation. This new decree would be eliminating them."
"The intention, if you read the other articles of the decree, is to eliminate fines for having black workers or having them poorly registered," the specialist explained to Clarín weeks ago.
And she added: "I think they are looking for simplification, but not promoting black work."
How a domestic worker's vacation is calculated
The rest day scheme varies depending on seniority:
Less than 6 months
: 1 day of rest for every 20 days worked.
From 6 months to 5 years
: 14 days.
From 5 to 10 years
: 21 days.
From 10 to 20 years
: 28 days.
More than 20 years: 35 days
.
The calculation for employees who are paid hourly is as follows:
the vacation days must be multiplied by the number of hours worked per day
and by the amount charged per hour.
For monthly payments: the vacation days are taken and
settled by dividing the salary by 25 and multiplying it by the days of rest
.
The rest of the days must be settled by dividing the salary by 30 and multiplying it by the remaining days.
S.N.