translated from Spanish: Domestic staff: how the new pay scale looks after this month’s increase

In the coming days, those who hire domestic staff under the monthly modality will have to face the salary increase for workers in private homes. It is a rise of 12% that has been in force since September 1, as part of the parity that closed at 42% at the end of June and will be paid in a staggered manner until March 2022.Se it is four increases in total. The first, of 13%, was applied on the salaries of June and impacted on the half bonus. The second tranche was awarded from 1 September. In December an adjustment of 5% will be made and in March the salary guideline will be closed with a last increase of 12%.

In the case of domestic staff of the fifth category, who perform general tasks of cleaning, washing, ironing, maintenance, preparation and cooking of meals and all other typical household tasks, the salaries of the staff who retire to their home after fulfilling their tasks will be as follows:
With the September salary, which is paid in the first days of October, the hourly value will amount to $231.50.
The December increase, which hits the pocket in January, will bring the minimum hourly wage to $240.50.
On the March receipt, which is charged in April, the hourly price will reach $263.

On the other hand, for domestic staff of the fourth category, who perform tasks of care and assistance of children or the elderly, the hourly values will be increased in this way:
In September: $249.50.
As of December: $259.50.
Starting in March: $283.50.

The hourly prices of staff under the category of supervisor and engaged in the coordination and control of tasks performed by two or more persons under their charge shall be as follows:
Starting in September: $279.50.
Since December: $291.
As of March: $317.50.

The basic hourly remuneration for staff hired for specific tasks, such as cooks, shall scale as follows:
In September: $264.50.
By December: $275.
Starting in March: $300.50.

The salary scale for the staff of Casas Particulares without retirementSe these are the people who sleep in the home where they perform their tasks. In the case of those who perform general cleaning tasks, the salary values will be:
Since September, the hourly value amounts to $249.50.
The December increase will increase the minimum hourly pay to $259.50.
In March, the hourly price will reach $283.50.

Domestic staff without retirement who perform tasks of care and assistance of minors or older adults will charge their working hour according to the following scale:
Since September: $279.50.
In December: $291.
With the March salary: $317.50.

The hourly prices of domestic staff who have the category of supervisor and who coordinate and control the tasks carried out by two or more dependents shall be as follows:
Starting in September: $306.
Since December: $318.
As of March: $347.50.

The basic hourly remuneration for staff recruited for specific tasks shall scale as follows:
In September: $290.
By December: $302.
Starting in March: $329.50.

Finally, the increase in hourly values perceived by landlords will be staggered as follows:
Starting in September: $249.50.
Since December: $259.50.
As of March: $283.50.

Some additional settings will need to be added to these values. Among them, the additional by unfavorable zone, which is equivalent to 30% of the minimum wages established for each category with respect to personnel working in the provinces of La Pampa, Río Negro, Chubut, Neuquén, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego or in the Patagones Party of the province of Buenos Aires.  which will be 1%. According to the minutes agreed in June, this additional fee will be paid monthly from 1 September. The service time for the purposes of calculating this additional by seniority will begin to be computed from September 1, 2020, without retroactive effect.

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