CTS: propose that workers with less than 4 working hours a day can access benefits

the congresswoman Katy Ugarte of the Magisterial Block presented in November of last year the Bill 3563/2022-CR that proposes to grant compensation for time of service (CTS), paid rest and protection against arbitrary dismissal for workers who provide paid personal services and subordinates with four or fewer hours per day, or 20 or fewer per week.

For this, the initiative, which is already in the Labor Commission and the Economy Commission, seeks to modify articles 22 and 38 of the Single Ordered Text of Legislative Decree 728 or the Labor Productivity and Competitiveness Law.

In the case of the first article in question, it is proposed to define that “the dismissal of a worker subject to the private labor activity regime, whatever your daily working hours for the same employer, the existence of just cause contemplated in the law and duly verified is essential.” The current regulation on this point applies only to employees with four or more hours of work.

In the case of article 38, it also seeks that the law specify that the compensation for arbitrary or unjustified dismissal is equivalent to one and a half regular monthly remuneration for each full year of service with a maximum of 12 salaries, whatever your daily workday.

Modification of the Law of Compensation for Time of Service

The legal proposal proposes to modify article 4 of the Single Ordered Text of the Law on Compensation for Time of Service, in such a way that it indicates that all workers subject to the common regime of private activity are included in this benefit, whatever your daily workday.

The current norm indicates that the CTS is a benefit for workers who have “at least, on average, a minimum daily workday of four hours.”

It is also expected to change articles 10 and 12 of Legislative Decree 713 that consolidates the legislation on paid breaks for private sector employees.

Lastly, in its final complementary provision, the PL establishes that the Executive Power will have a period of 30 business days from the effective date of the norm to make the modifications to the mentioned laws.