Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Argentina as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Argentina: COVID-19 vaccination

A Bill has been introduced into the Chamber of Deputies that will oblige all citizens to become immunized against COVID-19 …

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Argentina: Offshore accounts

Although the Central Bank is forecasting 7 …

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Argentina: Amendments to choice of medical coverage

Where an employee currently enjoys medical coverage and has the option to change their plan, they will now be limited to one change per year …

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Argentina: Lawmaker introduces bill for workers to be paid in crypto

According to the country’s official INDEC statistics agency, consumer prices rose 25 …

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Argentina: Government adjusts planned minimum wage increases (2021)

The Labor Ministry and Minimum Wage Council have brought forward the timing of minimum monthly wage increases initially scheduled for later in 2021 and the beginning of 2022 …

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Argentina: CUIT and CUIL without gender

The current system for issuing Unique Labour Identity Codes (CUIL) is being changed by eliminating the gender-specific prefix …

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Argentina: New regulations for reporting COVID-19 as an occupational disease

A new regulation (Resolution 10/21) has come into force which will determine how an employee may take action on the basis that COVID-19 is an occupational disease …

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Argentina: Inflation continues to rise, up 4.1% in April 2021

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, consumer price inflation rose by 4 …

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Argentina: Wealth to be subject to new contribution

Those with wealth levels above ARS 200,000,000 (US$2 …

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Argentina: Hyperinflation

During 2020, consumer price inflation ended the year at a cumulative rate of 36 …

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Argentina: Minimum wage to increase by 28% until 2021

The government and both sides of industry have just agreed a 28% increase in the monthly gross minimum wage …

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Argentina: Employment measures in response to COVID-19

The government is seeking to reduce state assistance to companies, whilst relaxing its ban on permanent layoffs …

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Argentina: Deadlines for entry permits extended

The validity of certain entry permits has been further extended until 18th October 2020 …

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Argentina: Transgender quota

President Alberto Fernandez has just signed a new decree establishing a 1% transgender quota for all jobs in the public sector …

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Argentina: Senate passes law regulating teleworking conditions

A law regulating the conditions applicable to teleworkers has now been passed by the Senate …

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