One day from the second month of the year, and while we mentally think about the taxes and services to be paid, a recurring theme appears that also affects our pockets: the hourly and monthly wages of domestic employees. Without calling the Salary Council to review the salary situation and determine a new increase, hourly and monthly, 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% overall, It was divided into three installments of 12% October, 12% November and 10% December.
What are the hourly and monthly salaries for February 2024
For the 5th category (the most requested), staff for general tasks:
- Retired staff: $1,416.50 per hour; $173,758 per month.
- Non-retired staff: $1,528 per hour; $193,217 per month.
For the 4th category, caring for people
- Non-retired staff: $1,528 per hour; $193,217 per month.
- Retired staff: $1,708.50 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 dollars.
For the 2nd category. personnel for specific tasks
- Retired staff: $1,617.50 per hour; $198,037 per month.
- Non-retired staff: $1,773.50 per hour; $220,449 per month.
For the 1st category, Supervisor
- Retired staff: $1,708.50 per hour; and $213,159.50 per month.
- Non-retired staff: $1,871.50 per hour; and $237,435.50 monthly.
Domestic workers: what is added and when it is paid
Domestic workers add something extra when they work at home unfavorable areas. Furthermore, they receive an additional salary for “seniority”, equivalent to 1% for each year of seniority of the worker in the employment relationship, on the monthly wages.
This additional is paid monthly by September 1, 2021. The service hours, for the purposes of this additional seniority, begin to be calculated from 1 September 2020, without retroactive effect.
Current legislation also provides that workers must be paid an additional amount per unfavorable area equal to 30% of the minimum wage established for each of the categories compared to personnel carrying out tasks in the provinces of La Pampa, Rio Negro, Chubut, Neuquén, Santa Cruz , Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands, or in the Patagones District of the Province of Buenos Aires.
What changed after the arrival of Javier Milei as president
The arrival of Javier Milei as president brought about some changes, in January for example the DNU published 360 articles contemplating some changes, e.g.there is one that directly affects domestic employees. What the law says, what changes.
DNU 70/2023 published in the Official Journal has repealed article 50 of law 26.844 of the special regime of employment contracts for staff in private homes. This eliminates sanctions imposed due to failure to register work, illegal work or poor registration.
Translated for Casas Particulares employees it means they will stop collecting that fine or whatever they usually call it double compensation. “As for the regular worker, it eliminates the aggravation of the liquidation,” the tax official, Sebastián Domínguez, explained to Clarín.
“The regime of the law on private home workers is 26,844 and article 50 establishes the doubling of seniority in cases of poor or non-registration, i.e. illegal work”, coincidentally, Dr. Silvana Iudkovsky. And she continued: “What Article 50 established is what is called compensatory aggravation. This new decree would eliminate them.”
“The intention, if you read the other articles of the decree, is to eliminate fines for having black workers or for having registered them inadequately,” the specialist explained to Clarín weeks ago. And he added: “I think they seek simplification, but not the promotion of illegal work.”
How are domestic workers’ holidays calculated?
The schedule of rest days 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.
- Over 20 years: 35 days.
The calculation for hourly paid employees is as follows: You must multiply your vacation days by the number of hours worked per day and for the amount charged each hour.
For monthly payments: vacation days are taken and They are paid 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.
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Source: Clarin
