Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Argentina as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Argentina: The 2019 budget continues the government’s austerity programme
The 2019 budget continues the government’s austerity programme in an attempt to bring the economy back to health by 2021 …
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Argentina: Notice for dismissal
If an employer wishes to dismiss any employee without valid reason prior to March 31st 2019 they must give the Ministry of production and work 10 days notice …
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Argentina: Mendoza province becomes first to pass law allowing Uber
After much hostility across the country, Uber has finally persuaded the province of Mendoza to accept its legality …
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Argentina: Corporate Criminal Liability Law is now in force
The Corporate Criminal Liability Law is now in force …
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Argentina: Bill on Gender Parity and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace proposed
A Bill on Gender Parity and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace amending the current Labour Contract Law was proposed on March 13, 2018 …
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Argentina: Process of harmonisation of employer social security contributions is underway
The process of harmonisation of employer social security contributions is underway …
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Argentina: Tax worker changes gender to retire 5 years early
The Ley de Género (Gender Law) passed in 2012 allows an individual to change their gender identity without hormone therapy, surgery or even confirmation by a medical practitioner …
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Argentina: New guarantees have been introduced into the state pension system
New guarantees have been introduced into the state pension system and also a number of welfare payments setting an 82% of living wage minimum for retirement benefits and an average of 10,000 pesos (US$503) a month from July 2018 …
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Argentina: Government battles for reform of the economy
A century ago Argentina was amongst the world’s ten most prosperous countries …
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Argentina: Reform of tax laws
A reform of tax laws has come into effect, making all severance payments to Directors and Executives in excess of the statutory requirement subject to income tax at the appropriate rate …
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Argentina: Pension reforms
President Mauricio Macri is seeking to push through pension reforms before the end of the year …
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Argentina: 2018, 2019 floating “bridge” non-working public holidays
After a period when floating “bridge” non-working public holidays were suspended, it has now been decided to reintroduce them …
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Argentina: Minimum wage to be changed
The national minimum wage will change in Argentina to 9,500 pesos (US$541) a month on January 1st 2018 and again to 10,000 pesos (US$569) on July 1st 2018 …
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Argentina: Taxes cut
Following success at the mid-term elections the government has launched outline plans to cut taxes over the next five years …
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Argentina: Possibility of a one-off public holiday
The Argentine parliament is considering the possibility of declaring June 15th 2018 as a one-off public holiday to commemorate the university reforms of a century ago …
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