This November 3, the Colombian Congress began the study of a bill that seeks to extend the vacation period for workers. The proposal contemplates that pass from 15 working days a year to 20 days off.
According to the representative to the Chamber Germán Gómez, promoter of the initiative, the advantages are not only for employees, but also for the bosses and owners of the companies.
(Read: $20 million? This is what the middle class in the country really earns.)
“They will have a worker who will be emotionally well, focused on their work, will be proactive and will be much more productive,” said the congressman.
For her part, the representative María Fernanda Carrascal, the productivity of companies would also improve if the annual rest period is extended. “It should be done temporarily. This would definitely benefit workers in their mental health. Of course, of course, in the productivity of companies“, he pointed out.
Along with this, Juan Carlos Vaca, one of the representatives of the peace seats, stated that this initiative would put Colombia in the average of the holidays of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
“This, so that the country is a little more in accordance with the ILO standards and a little also aligned with the vacation period that the countries that are part of the OECD have.“, held.
(Also: Criticism of the proposal to tax textile imports).
On the other hand, the merchant sector expressed its disagreement with this possibility. The president of Fenalco, Jaime Alberto Cabal, assured that Colombia cannot be compared with other countries with higher levels of development.
“It would involve many more costs, affects productivity and competitiveness. The argument that other OECD countries do not do is because they have very high levels of productivity and competitiveness. Colombia still does not have it. The most harmful thing is to try to reform the current labor legislation in Colombia in pieces”Cabal said.
(See: Artisanal bread, honey, milk and more foods excluded from the tax).
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