The labor reform, which was approved by decree, included a reduction in compensation and maternity leave.
An appeals court in Argentina on Tuesday declared invalid the labor reform that Argentine President Javier Milei included in a decree of necessity and urgency that he signed in December, a few days after his government took office, and which was rejected by the unions . .
In the judgment accessed by EFE, the court finds that these articles conflict with the provisions of the National Constitution of Argentina regarding the powers of the executive to issue decrees.
However, the court clarified that the articles on labor matters in the decree will enjoy formal validity in the event that the Argentine Parliament ratifies them within the period of the current extraordinary sessions, “or that their validity will terminate by operation of law in the event that the contrary” .
The decree included changes in the field of labor testing, the extension of trial periods in companies and the reduction of maternity leave.
Moreover, the labor reform also included a reduction in pension contributions, compensation and fines for poor registration of workers.
This is a new setback for the Argentine president on the eve of the debate in Congress on the legal bases and principles for the freedom of Argentines, known as the “omnibus law”, the star project of the executive branch, which has been reduced to little more than 300 articles from the original 664 after talks with political blocs seeking support.
Source: EITB
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