It used to be rare for the Argentinian courts to decide a worker was an independent contractor - and employers were up for heavy fines if they misclassified someone.

On May 19, 2016, the Argentine Board of Employment, Productivity and Minimum Salary provided an increase of the Minimum salary through the Resolution 2/2016.

Decree 438/2021 modifies the current regime regarding the free choice of social security companies for employees.

On 18 July 2023, the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security, through Resolution 918/2023, officially enacted regulations governing special leave of absence for parents of minor children with cancer...

The Ban Against Dismissing and Suspending Employees is Extended; as are the Duplication of Capped Severance Pay and the Presumption that COVID-19 is an Occupational Disease.

Within the framework of the Dialogue meeting for Production and Labor, on November 23 the importance of strengthening the creation of work process observed in recent months...

On May 23, 2016, through the Decree 701/2016, the Argentine Executive Power totally vetoed the law project that declared the public emergency in the occupational field.

The new Argentinian President, Alberto Fernandez, took office on 10 December 2019. This article examines the trend emerging from the new administration's first employment law measures.

As Argentina tries to enact labour reform, it looks to its neighbour. Searching for improved competitiveness in 2017, Brazil enacted bold changes in labour legislation, looking to increase the freedom to employ and be hired on a contract basis - and putting Argentine companies on alert.

A rise and permanent update of labor conciliator and conciliation fees was instated, along with the creation of the Professional Labor Conciliator Fee Unit.

Labor cost in Argentina exceeds by far the salary received by the employee, in comparison to most of the countries of the region.

The Chamber of Deputies' Commission of Labor Legislation ruled a series of reforms to the Labor Contract Law, the National Employment Law and the Educational Internships Law.

Even though Law No. 26,773 maintains the current structure of the Labor Risks Law No. 24,557 and amends only a few of its sections, it represents a clear step forward in the legal field of the labor risks regime.

Law 26,940 provides the establishment of the Public Registry of Employers with Labor Sanctions (REPSAL), where the following information will be published...

The plaintiff was a physician who had been working for more than seven years, invoicing his services as if he were an independent contractor.

Argentina observa a su país vecino mientras intenta promulgar una reforma laboral.

After a long debate, the administration of President Milei, elected in November 2023, finally got its first law passed on 27 June 2024.

A very frequent query made by international corporations is the possibility of having an employee in Argentina with an employment agreement applying foreign law and without having a registered local entity in Argentina.

This article is intended to explore if employment quotas for minorities are an effective option in the implementation of affirmative actions for tackling discrimination related to employment access.

With a mixture of emerging and booming economies, political uncertainty and extreme contrasts in business customs, the Americas can never be categorized as one homogeneous whole.