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Commerce Pay Scales Rise as AR$120,000 in Parity Payments Are Folded Into Base Wage

Converting the agreed AR$100,000 plus AR$20,000 into the basic salary changes how bonuses, aguinaldo and vacations are calculated and prompts follow‑up paritaria talks.

Overview

  • Negotiators agreed Thursday to incorporate AR$100,000 of previously non‑remunerative pay plus an extraordinary AR$20,000 into the basic wage under Convenio 130/75, making the change effective for July payrolls.
  • Published reference basic salaries for full‑time commerce workers now start above about AR$1.23 million for initial categories and exceed AR$1 million for supermarket cashier grades.
  • The reclassification raises the base used to compute aguinaldo, vacation pay and other extras such as antigüedad and presentismo, so those payments will be recalculated from the new basic figures.
  • Specific task supplements were set alongside the new scale, including cashier extras (for example AR$153,081 for some cashier categories) and a window‑display assembly supplement of AR$48,784.47 for July.
  • FAECYS and employer chambers are scheduled to meet in the coming weeks to negotiate a further salary update for the second half of 2026, and final take‑home pay will still vary with legal deductions and contract‑specific additional concepts.