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Santa Fe Sets 3.8% Pay Top-Up to Track Inflation as Teachers’ Union Rejects

The November payroll adjustment aims to cover the July–October inflation gap measured by IPEC without reopening collective bargaining.

Overview

  • The government will apply an approximate 3.8% compensation with November salaries to align wages with the 8.8% inflation accumulated from July to October.
  • Employees whose increases already exceeded 8.8% will receive a 30,000‑peso fixed payment, and November pay also includes the previously scheduled 1% monthly rise.
  • IPEC reported October inflation in Santa Fe at 2.7%, higher than the national reading, prompting the executive’s review and the targeted compensation.
  • The plan includes guaranteed minimum gains for lower categories, with floors previously set at 40,000 pesos for July–September and 70,000 pesos net for October–December, and it will impact retirees.
  • The government says the measure does not reopen paritarias, while Amsafé calls the top‑up insufficient, criticizes non‑remunerative components, and demands formal negotiations.