Finally, the Government convened the National Commission for Work in Private Homes, which
should define the minimum wage for the sector
to meet next Wednesday,
February 21,
according to Resolution No. 1/2024 of said Commission published in the Official Gazette.
The meeting will be at 11, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Labor of the Ministry of Human Capital.
“Please note the following as the Agenda for the session mentioned in the previous article: analysis of the
evolution of minimum wages
for Private Home Workers included in the special regime of Law No. 26,844,” says the Resolution.
The Commission brings together
employers and unions in the sector
who periodically set minimum wages and other salary variables, such as travel expenses and seniority, for the different categories of domestic staff.
The previous meeting was held on September 29
and established the minimum salary scale for
October, November and December
.
For example, for December, the largest category, which is the provision of cleaning, washing, ironing, maintenance, preparation and cooking of meals and, in general, all other typical household tasks,
was set at $1,416.50 per hourly and $173,758 monthly for retired staff.
According to INDEC Reports, Private Houses staff number 1.7 million, but
less than 500,000 are registered
.
During 2023, personnel increases were 154%
versus an inflation of 211.4%: it represented a loss of 18.4%.
Added to this is the
additional deterioration due to inflation in January and February
, which could be around 40%.
January salaries did not register any official increase
and
neither did February payments, in a context of a very strong increase in public passenger transport fares.
Due to the date of the call - February 21 - it is very likely that the increases that will be set will start
from March 1,
skipping
two months of very high inflation.
As soon as he took office, through DNU 70/2023, President Javier Milei repealed article 50 of Law 26,844 of the Special Employment Contract Regime for Personnel in Private Homes,
eliminating the fines and sanctions
that weighed on employers in the event of non-compliance. of labor registration, black employment or deficient registration.
Domestic workers: what were the latest increases
The last increases, between October and December 2023, were given as follows and were non-cumulative, that is, they were based on the September salary to set the percentages:
October
: 12%;
Nov.
12%;
December:
10%.
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