The government has formalized the increase in the minimum wage: how much it increases and how it affects social plans

The national government made official this Friday in the Official Gazette the increase of the minimum, vital and mobile wage of 21 percent in three tranches of 7 percent each, as agreed last Monday with representatives of companies and trade unions. Therefore, it will reach an annual increase of 75%, which loses the race against inflation.

As detailed in Resolution 11/2022, which bears the signature of the Minister of Labor, Claudio Moroniall monthly workers who work the full legal day will have a minimum salary of $ 51,200 starting September 1. Meanwhile, day workers will receive a proportional increase to be achieved $ 256 per hour.

A month later, from 1st October, will reach the minimum wage $ 54,550 for those who have full time, while it will develop $ 272.75 per hour for day workers.

The last expected increase will come November 1: $ 57,900 for all monthly workers who work the full legal day e $ 289.50 per hour for day workers.

Only then do the parties will meet again to review the increase and possibly agree on another update based on the evolution of inflation.

The minimum wage does matter programs “Promote work“(More than a million people) who earn half the minimum wage and”Accompany”(35,000 people) women and LGBTI + in situations of gender-based violence who receive a minimum wage for 6 consecutive months.

Likewise, the increase benefits approximately 300,000 out-of-contract workers and is automatically passed on to minimum pensions of those who have retired with 30 years or more of contributions without resorting to moratoriums.

Likewise, the minimum wage also affects the Progress Scholarships: Students under the age of 24 will only be able to access the benefit if their family members earn less than three minimum wages.

The new increase in the wage threshold had 30 votes in favor (16 company representatives and 14 union representatives), while there was an abstention by Hugo Yasky, a Kirchnerist deputy and general secretary of the CTA of the Argentines, and one vote against Ricardo Peidró, contact person of the Autonomous CTA.

Minimum wage: how the increase affects social plans

The resolution also confirms that “art minimum and maximum amount of unemployment benefit“.

From September 1, the floor will be $ 14,222, while the limit will rise to $ 23,704; from October 1 they will go to $ 15,153 and $ 25,254; and finally they will arrive on November 1st for $ 16,083 and $ 26,805.

Meanwhile, the plan Power up the workwhich represents half of a minimum wage, it will remain at $ 25,600 in September, while it will rise to $ 27,275 in October and $ 28,950 in November.