Overview
- Decree 612/2026, dated July 17 and published in the Boletín Oficial on Monday, July 20, took effect on signature and updates how employer contributions tied to collective bargaining are calculated and overseen.
- The decree says the contribution base includes the conventional basic salary plus regular monthly remunerative items and excludes irregular payments such as bonuses, overtime, aguinaldo and non‑remunerative sums.
- It requires employer contributions agreed in deals to be used only for social, assistance, pension or cultural purposes and to be administered and documented separately from other union funds to facilitate state control before homologation of agreements.
- Coverage and union sources differ on the practical impact: some outlets and CGT-aligned voices say the text removes the practical effect of the 2% cap set by Law 27.802, while other reports note the decree does not change the statutory percentage but narrows the base that determines contribution amounts.
- The move follows February’s Labor Modernization Law and earlier reglamentación and is read by many as a tactical concession to the CGT that restores room for negotiation with employer groups and could alter union revenue and bargaining dynamics going forward.