merchants of the country assured that a labour reform would bring job cuts and they asked defer filing of the bill to Congress.
(See: Labor reform: the changes that employment would have in Colombia).
As explained the president of Fenalco, Jaime Alberto Cabal, the filing should be postponed, if there is the political will of the Government for it to be arranged, as has been stated the Minister of Labor, Gloria Inés Ramírez.
In his opinion, the time to consolidate the bill is very short, taking into account that talks will only begin next Monday, March 6, in the Commission for Labor and Wage Policies and March 16 It is the term that the Government has set to present it to the Legislature.
(See: The challenges for government reforms after the departure of ministers).
Cabal spoke when showing the results of a survey in which it is established that 86% of businessmen say, among other things, that a reform would make them avoid new hires, close points of sale or lay off staff.
Fenalco’s analysis concludes that the reform is more aimed at benefiting and favoring those who currently enjoy formal work and not to the 3.4 million unemployed in the country and to the more than 12 million informal workers.
See: Labor reform would put limits on service provision contracts).
In the consultation with businessmen, it is also confirmed that, if this initiative is approved, companies would have to assume cost overruns that could exceed 20%, more if the progressive reduction that the working day will have from 2023 is taken into account.
The president of Fenalco, Jaime Alberto Cabal.
“With the minimum wage of 16%, labor costs this year, compared to 2022, would be between 35% and 40% higherFenalco explained.
(See: ABC to understand the labor reform proposed by the Petro government).
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