Overview
- An informal government draft would prioritize company agreements over sectoral collective accords and is being considered for submission to Congress.
- Analysts warn the approach keeps bargaining in the hands of union and employer leadership, echoing the 1995 decentralization that never empowered workers in small firms.
- Commentary proposes exempting microenterprises with up to 10 employees from sectoral conventions and letting SMEs negotiate company agreements without union authorization when sectoral deals remain ultraactive.
- Reports say the draft includes special rules that exclude platform work from the Labor Contract Law and remove professional registration requirements for liberal professions.
- Experts flag missing incentives and enforcement hurdles, noting no relief on employer social contributions and persistent judicialization that could blunt any gains in formal employment.