What is missing for the project that provides CTS and paid vacations to part-time workers to be approved?

The workers in the modality part time or part time they could add new labor benefits to their portfolio of rights. On April 25, the Work Commission of the Congress approved by majority the opinion of the Bill No. 3563/2022-CR, which seeks to grant this group of people Compensation and Time for Services (CTS), paid leave and protection against arbitrary dismissal. What is missing for this initiative to prosper and become law? We tell you here.

This measure, proposed by legislator Katy Ugarte, from the Magisterial Bloc, seeks to benefit more than 160,000 workers across the country, whose fifth part is made up of young people between the ages of 19 and 25, who see an opportunity to generate income while developing other types of activities.

CTS and part-time paid rest: what is missing for it to be approved?

Since it has already been approved by the Labor Commission, it is probable that this proposal will be requested for review by the Economic Commission, chaired by the Fujimori parliamentarian rosangella barbaranwhich is also in charge of AFP withdrawal projects and one of the pension reform proposals.

If there is no major exception, the project should be scheduled as soon as possible in the plenary session of the Congress, where it must be debated and approved by a simple majority; and if so, it will remain in the hands of the Executive for its respective promulgation or observation.

What if he watches her? If this is the case, the bill will return to the aforementioned review commissions to be approved again and sent to the Plenary. Gathered enough votes, the initiative would be approved by insistence.

SNI against initiative that favors part-time workers

On April 18, the National Society of Industries (SNI) It was pronounced through an opinion response to the Economy Commission, in which it opposes this measure, considering it without technical and legal support. If approved, he commented, companies would be the most affected.

“The regulatory provisions of the part-time contract currently in force they are not discriminatory (…). Today the granting of said benefits to the workers would lead to a 9% increase in the social benefits that affect seriously to companies, especially smaller ones, where the main expenses are linked to the payroll workers“said the business organization.

Does the Executive agree with the norm?

Through Report No. 0019-2023-MTPE/2/15.1, the General Directorate of Fundamental Rights and Occupational Safety and Health of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) was in favor of granting the CTS to part-time workers, since it is a mode of protection in favor of the employee at the time of termination, due to the nature of the benefit, and, therefore, does not justify a differentiation by the duration of the work day.

About him arbitrary dismissal, the governing body for labor matters was also in favor of including this group of employees as a right. “own Political constitution in its article 27 it indicates that the law grants the worker adequate protection against arbitrary dismissal, resulting in the regulatory proposal being appropriate,” the document reads.

Similarly, they expressed their position in favor of the right to paid annual leave for all workers without distinction, based on the duration of their working day.

The exposed document was issued during the management of the former holder of the Labor portfolio Luis Adrianzén. Now, with the arrival of the new administration of Fernando Varela, and if there are no inconveniences, it is expected that the Executive will maintain the same initial position to process a possible promulgation.