The National Commission for Work in Private Homes (CNTCP) will meet this Thursday, January 23, to define the next salary increase for domestic workers, an adjustment that workers in the sector have been waiting for for months. As planned by the Ministry of Economy, the monthly increase should not exceed 1%, which opens the debate on the effectiveness of the measure to combat the accumulated loss of purchasing power.
The impact of the latest increase
The sector’s last wage adjustment was a retroactive 6% increase agreed at the end of last year. This increase is broken down by 3.2% on August 2024 salaries and 2.8% over those of September 2024. However, the delay in the approval of said agreement harmed the collection of bonuses and vacations, as reported by the union of domestic workers.
Currently, the base salary values for the most representative category, “General Tasks Personnel“, are the following:
These amounts correspond only to the gross salary, so the employer must include additional payments for seniority, retirement contributions and social work.
Union demands: a substantial improvement
Representatives of the union sector have raised the need for a significant salary restructuring to improve purchasing power. According to them, a 100% increase would be necessary to achieve a real improvement in income. If finalized, salaries could reach $6,000 per hour and $720,000 per month, a figure that would mark a radical change in the economic reality of the workers.
Current amounts according to category
Current salaries, established in the latest joint negotiations, vary depending on the category and working conditions. The current values are the following:
- Supervisor:
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- With withdrawal: $3,351 per hour / $418,240 monthly.
- Without withdrawal: $3,670 per hour / $432,543 monthly.
- Personnel for specific tasks:
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- With withdrawal: $3,175 per hour / $388,569 monthly.
- Without withdrawal: $3,480 per hour / $432,543 monthly.
- Homemade:
- $2,997 per hour / $379,111 monthly.
- Assistance and care of people:
- With withdrawal: $2,998 per hour / $379,111 monthly.
- Without withdrawal: $3,352 per hour / $422,480 monthly.
- Staff for general tasks:
- With withdrawal: $2,780 per hour / $340,930 monthly.
- Without withdrawal: $2,998 per hour / $379,111 monthly.
Additional benefits: seniority and unfavorable area
In addition to the salary, workers are entitled to certain additional benefits. The seniority bonus, effective since September 2021, grants a Additional 1% for each year workedstarting to be computed from 2020 without retroactive effect. On the other hand, those who work in unfavorable areas—including provinces such as Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, and others in the Patagonian region—receive an additional 30% above the minimum wage established for each category.
The expectation about the next increase is high, and it is expected that the new decisions of the CNTCP can respond to the demands of the union and the need to adjust income in the face of inflation. However, the room for maneuver appears limited, which could maintain tension between the parties.
Source: Ambito
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