Overview
- Minister Federico Sturzenegger said the government will send a four‑bill package to Congress and called claims of mandated 12–13 hour days a “disparate,” framing the labor bill as a path to formalize roughly half the workforce now in informality.
- Drafts and a related bill by Deputy Romina Diez describe flexible time regimes such as hour banks, extensions up to 12 hours only if set in collective agreements and with 12 hours’ rest, vacation splitting, installment payments of severance for SMEs, and a shift toward “dynamic” pay.
- Officials signal a faster timeline and have asked major business chambers for quick support, with plans reported for regional or company‑level bargaining and a review of ultraactividad that could replace uniform national agreements.
- The CGT’s leadership met at UOCRA, closed ranks to reject the plan, and mapped options that include demanding dialogue, pursuing court challenges, and considering direct actions from mobilizations to strikes under the banner “Ni un paso atrás.”
- The union confederation will elect new authorities on November 5, with Jorge Sola, Cristian Jerónimo, and Maia Volcovinsky among the leading names for a renewed triumvirate as heavyweights like Moyano, Furlán, and Martínez shape the strategy.