It is not yet the right time to raise the Minimum Vital Remuneration (RMV), according to the banker. Price of the dollar today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this Wednesday, May 10? Can I withdraw the CTS they deposit in May 2023? The president of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP), […]
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More than 220,000 teleworkers are registered with the new law
On April 27, the adaptation period ended for companies that choose to implement teleworking to adapt to the new guidelines established by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE). Along these lines, and according to data from the electronic spreadsheet, there are around 227,000 teleworkers registered. In addition, a total of 12,544 companies have […]
Another May 1 with one of the poorest minimum wages in the region
A recent report by Oxfam Intermón reveals that the wages of workers in the world, in real terms, fell by 3.19% in 2022, while those for executive directors increased by 9%. This prediction reaffirms the 11% year-on-year drop warned by the BCRP on the average real income of S/1,841 in Metropolitan Lima in the first […]
Labor Day: delivery apps leave 9 out of 10 delivery drivers unprotected
In it International Workers Day It is worrying that, despite recovering the levels of employment prior to the coronavirus, precariousness dominates.Thus, of the 17.7 million employed Peruvians —623,300 more than in 2019—, 8.4 million work fewer hours and/or receive below-average pay —906,700 more. We see the most tangible example of job insecurity in mobile delivery […]
ILO: Everyone has the right to a safe and healthy working environment
According to the latest estimates of the International Commission on Occupational Health (2022), 2.9 million people die annually due to work-related accidents or diseases. This was recalled by Ítalo Cardona, director of the ILO Office for the Andean countries, for this reason, and in view of this dramatic situation, in June 2022, the governments, employers […]
MTPE: Fernando Varela Bohórquez is sworn in as the new Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion
The government of President Dina Boluarte appointed the lawyer Antonio Fernando Varela Bohorquez as a new holder in the portfolio of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE). Varela arrives to replace Luis Alfonso Adrianzén, who has been in charge of the MTPE since January 13, 2023. He is the third minister of the […]
Companies must pay overtime if the teleworker works during digital disconnection time
One week after the expiration of the adaptation period for companies to implement the new teleworking law, the National Superintendence of Labor Inspection (Sunafil) recalled that employers must respect the right to digital disconnectionwhich implies that teleworkers are not obliged to respond to communications, orders or other requirements, except for causes of force majeure or […]
The working day in Chile will be 40 hours per week: is it feasible to apply it in Peru?
Last Tuesday, April 11, the Chilean Congress approved reducing the working day from 45 to 40 hours a week, which means that you can work four days and rest. In addition, there is a limit of five overtime hours per week, and no longer up to 12, as the norm currently allows. The next step […]
1.2 million Peruvians with disabilities are in poverty
Peru has a little more than three million inhabitants with disabilities, and of that universe, 40% -approximately 1.2 million citizens- are submerged in some type of poverty, reported from the National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (Conadis). The poverty that covers almost a tenth of the population with disabilities should not be […]
Internal Work Regulation: from how many workers is it mandatory in companies?
The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) reminded all companies with more than 100 workers that are obliged to have a Internal regulationsregardless of their type of employment contracts. The ministry specified that this document must be made known to the worker when he enters to work, and its preparation will be the responsibility […]