The Ministry of Labor took this measure following complaints from companies.
The The Ministry of Labor extended for 90 days the payment of the main guarantee that temporary service companies must be carried out every yearThis happened after the sector’s claim for an increase in the base used for said payment, in an inflationary context and the incorporation of non-remunerative sums into the workers’ salaries.
Through the Resolution 446/2024 Published in the Official Gazette, the secretariat that depends on the Ministry of Human Capital decided that “temporary service companies may integrate the main guarantee established in the sworn declaration of the current year, in accordance with the provisions of articles 15 and 16 of Decree No. 1694/2006, within NINETY (90) calendar days counted from March 31, 2024.”
It is worth remembering that when these companies register they must constitute a main guarantee consisting of a “Deposit of cash, securities or public titles equivalent to ONE HUNDRED (100) basic monthly salaries of administrative staff, category Aof CCT No. 130/75″.
The aforementioned decree establishes the procedure by which the values of the guarantees must be adjusted year after year and establishes March 31 of each year as the deadline.
However, the Argentine Federation of Temporary Employment Agencies (FAETT) He expressed concern about “the general increase in price levels, as well as the incorporation of non-remunerative sums to the basic reference salary that showed a significant increase in said base.”
In addition, the entity highlighted as another difficulty the “high interest rates to be able to finance themselves, which places companies in the activity in a situation of great difficulty.” In this regard, he requested that “the term of accreditation of the same be extended by ninety days.”
A temporary services company is considered to be an entity whose exclusive purpose is to make available to third parties (user companies) industrial, administrative, technical, commercial or professional workers to comply, on a temporary basis, extraordinary services predetermined or extraordinary and temporary requirements of the company, operation or establishment, provided that a certain period of time cannot be foreseen for the termination of the contract.
Source: Ambito
