If I work part time or part time, am I entitled to profits, CTS and bonuses?

Now that there is a bill in Congress that seeks to grant new Laboral benefits to part-time or part-time workers, it is necessary to remember what are the current rights that this group of workers enjoys. collaborators. Are they entitled to payment of utilities, gratuities and Compensation and Time for Service (CTS)? We tell you here.

What is a part time worker?

According to Directorate of Labor Policies and Regulations of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE), a part-time or part-time worker is one who must not exceed four hours worked per day. This requirement is considered fulfilled if the working day is divided into five or six days.

Are you entitled to profits, CTS and gratuities?

The worker subject to a part-time contract does have the right to participate in the profits of his company and receive gratuities National Holidays (July) and Christmas (December). However, it does not enjoy the CTS, whose first deposit expires on May 15, 2023.

Part time worker: what other job benefits do you have?

• proportional remuneration to the ordinary working day of the workplace.
• Mandatory weekly rest of not less than 24 consecutive hours.
• Paid rest on holidays national non-working days.
• Family allowance equivalent to 10% of the RMV.
• Extra hours.
• Social health insurance and pensions.
• Rights to organize, collective bargaining and strike.
• Vacation break not less than 6 days. (According to the provisions of Convention No. 52 of the International Labor Organization (ILO)).

Do they have the right to compensation for arbitrary dismissal?

Contrary to what happens with a full-time worker, people who work part time do not have the right to protection against arbitrary dismissal. That is, if your employer decides to terminate your employment relationship, may do so verbally or in writing without acknowledging the payment of compensation.

Part-time worker: what are the new benefits being proposed in Congress?

The Magisterial Block parliamentary group, at the initiative of Congresswoman Kathy Ugarte, proposed in November 2022 the bill 3563 which has the objective of granting new labor benefits to this group of workers. Which are?

• Compensation for time of services (CTS)
• paid rest
• protection against arbitrary dismissal.

This proposal, which was presented on November 16, 2022 and two days later entered the Economic Commission, intends to modify articles 22 and 38 of the Consolidated Text of the Legislative Decree 728.