The Labour Courts of the city of Buenos Aires recently ruled that a student who carried out administrative tasks at the collections department of the defendant, is not an intern, and should be considered an employee of the defendant
Apr
03
2019
L&E GLOBAL’S EMPLOYMENT LAW OVERVIEWS 2019-2020 GLOBAL EDITION
Even in the era of far-reaching international trade agreements and regional economic and political partnerships, the majority of laws and regulations governing the workplace are still determined by the individual countries where employees work.
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Mar
28
2019
Argentina: Hiring less than 30% of female employees is considered discrimination by Labor Courts in Argentina
This case law shows that the Labor Courts in Argentina understand that even when there is no specific law in this respect, in order for employers not to discriminate against women, female employees should make up at least 30% of their workforce. The Labor Court also ordered the bus company to pass a hiring policy by which it guarantees equal access and opportunities for being hired as bus drivers
Jan
28
2019
Argentina: Additional severance compensation for dismissal of pregnant employees
The Labor Courts of the city of Buenos Aires, in the case “V. A. R. D. c/ Faurecia Argentina SA s/ despido’’ ruled that the employer must pay additional severance compensation (equal to 13 monthly salaries) provided by labor laws to an employee that was pregnant at the time of her dismissal, even though the employee had not served formal notice of her pregnancy to her employer prior to her dismissal, as required by labor law
Dec
05
2018
Argentina: Argentine government establishes conditions to be met prior to dismiss employees
New Decree provides that up to March 31, 2019, employers in Argentina must follow a procedure before dismissing without justified cause, employees hired under an indefinite term employment. The employer must serve notice of that dismissal upon the Ministry of Production.
Oct
29
2018
Argentina: Are fringe benefits part of the employee´s salary?
The Labor Courts of the city of Buenos Aires, in the case ‘‘Sanchez Ávalos, Julio Arturo y otros vs/ Cisco systems inc.’’ ruled that the parking space and mobile phone granted to an employee are part of his salary and must pay taxes and social security contributions. The Court also decided that those fringe benefits, plus the bonus paid to the employee, should also be taken into account for purposes of calculating severance pay.
Aug
23
2018
Argentina: Can employers monitor employee’s corporate emails?
The National Labor Court of Appeals of the City of Buenos Aires, in a recent judgment, decided that the employer may not fairly dismiss an employee based on evidence obtained from the employee’s corporate email, if the use of the corporate email has not been specifically regulated and formally communicated to the employees