Labor lawsuits are a problem that worries companies and they consider them to be an obstacle to the productive development of the country.
In the first 10 months of the year, there was a 7.6% increase in lawsuits due to occupational risks compared to 2023 in which they had already grown by 25%. In this framework, 70% of companies consider that The high level of lawsuits due to work risks registered in Argentina affects the investment strategy and the 74%, which discourages the hiring of workers. Thus, the sector assures that this issue is a critical obstacle to the development of the country’s enormous productive potential.
The data comes from an investigation carried out at the request of the Union of Occupational Risk Insurers (UART) for the Society for Labor Studies (SEL) based on a survey of 5,048 companies made between October 7 and November 21.
The research confirms that the incidence of labor litigation in investment and growth of 70% and in creating new positions of work 74% have a greater specific weight in companies with up to 50 workersmain generators of employment, and, above all, in those located in the interior of the country.
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In this sense, the UART warned that, in 2024, it is estimated the entry of 128,000 new claims only for work risks (9% more than in 2023), to which are added those linked to labor causes (such as dismissals). “At UART, we began to warn about this critical distortion when it was much smaller. The situation demands an urgent solution,” warns the entity. And they emphasize that investment and the creation of new jobs are the only possible path for development.
The Economically Active Population of our country reaches 23 million people. Of which only 10.2 million have formal employment in a dependency relationship and another 3 million are registered independent workers. Therefore, there are 10 million more people who work informally, deprived of risk coverage, social work and without making contributions to the pension system, which also generates an enormous present and future impact.
Source: Ambito
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