Starting this year, new regulations require all companies to reduce the weekly workload to 44 hours. According to information from the Argentine News Agency, this modification is part of a gradual plan established by Law 2101 of 2021. The final goal will be reached in 2026, with a 42-hour workweek. The law is clear that the reduction must not involve cutting employees' salaries or affecting their social benefits or acquired perks. Regarding the lunch break, a frequent point of confusion, Colombia's Ministry of Labor clarified that this period 'will not be modified' and will continue not to be counted within the effective working hours. The objective is to improve employees' quality of life and strengthen productivity. The CGT pushes back against the labor reform: 'Lower taxes, that is the reform Argentina needs.' This new phase of the reform came into effect on July 15. Bogota, November 17 (NA) — The National Government of Colombia specified the adjustments to the work schedule for thousands of private-sector workers in the country. The schedule is progressive: in 2023, the workweek went from 48 to 47 hours; in 2024, it dropped to 46. The country's Ministry of Labor will supervise the implementation and sanction companies that do not comply. This adjustment does not cover the public sector.
