Fulfilling one of his main campaign promises, Chilean President Gabriel Boric raised the minimum wage in the southern country to 500,000 pesos, which must be achieved gradually until July 2024. The Government of Chile also ordered the delivery, as part of this package to alleviate the economic tensions of the population, of a subsidy to […]
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Emolienteros evaluate increasing the price of the traditional drink and demand support from the Government
Due to the rise in prices of the basic family basket, the emollienteros evaluate increasing the price of the glass of this traditional drink at S/2.00. This was confirmed by Edgar Sáenz, president of the National Federation of Emolienteros and Allied of Peru (Fentep). In an interview with RPP, the leader argued that the prices […]
INEI: underemployment grows and low-paid work increases by 50% as of April
For the last quarter —February, March and April— of 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), in metropolitan Lima 5 million 187,900 employed people were reported, of which only a little more than half (2 million 989,000) have a job in adequate conditions, while the rest continue in precarious conditions. Also, […]
Marches for Labor Day in Peru LIVE: CGTP asks for a minimum salary of S/2,500
The General Confederation of Workers of Peru and the Unitary Confederation of Workers of Peru They carry out a national mobilization on this Labor Day. Know minute by minute all the events in this note. This Labor Day, the main Peruvian trade union centrals carry out a mobilization throughout the country. The General Confederation of […]
When is a person considered poor and extremely poor in Peru?
The pandemic of COVID-19 raised the poverty figures in Peru due to the partial stoppage of the majority of economic activities. From that period to the present, considering the inflation of 2021 and 2022, the signs of an improvement to pre-pandemic levels are not the most encouraging. The data from the latest report from the […]
How much should you be paid if you work night shifts?
A night shift at work Peru implies a time between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am With the increase in the Minimum Vital Remuneration (RMV) to S/1,025, which came into force in May 2022, the minimum wage for night shift workers also increased. How much is the amount they receive and how to calculate it? The […]
How many minimum wages are necessary to buy a 100 square meter house in Peru?
The value of a house of this type in the main cities of Latin America goes up to US$306,000. How many remunerations Are the minimum requirements required to acquire a property in Peru? What are the minimum wages in Latin America and which countries have the best and worst remuneration? How much does an accountant […]
More than 1.6 million people from Lima earn less than the basic salary
Precariousness. Women work in worse conditions than men. Unemployment level grew 30% in the capital. According to him INEIin January of this year there are 5 million 93,700 citizens with a job, 1.1% more than what was seen between November, December (2019) and January 2020, a couple of months before the outbreak of the pandemic. […]
Congress proposes raising the minimum wage every two years
The Economy Commission of the Congress approved a bill (PL 1737/2021-CR) that strengthens the technical parameters for increasing the Minimum Vital Remuneration (RMV). Said proposal determines that a study be prepared that incorporates factors such as inflation, unemployment, economic growth, levels of informality and the ratio between the RMV and average remuneration, mainly; which must […]
If I had a second child, do I have to pay double family allowance?
In Peru, the payment of household allowance It is a right that, according to the provisions of Law 25129, corresponds to all formal workers who provide services for the private sector and have children of school age. This social benefit It must be delivered in its entirety and in addition to salary. In the event […]