Through the approval of Law 2101 of 2021, LColombians are going to have a progressively reduction in their working days in an action that has been carried out since 2023. for all the above, What is the start date in 2025 and how many hours the workers must comply with?
National legislation has mentioned that since July 15, 2023 the reduction went from 48 to 47 hours, while in 2024 the adjustment reached 46 hours.
As indicated in the regulations approved by the Colombia Congress, to As of July 15, 2025, the amount of weekly hours will be 44. This measure is part of a gradual reduction of the working day that It began in 2023 and will culminate in 2026, with the aim of reaching a total of 42 hours per week.
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It is added that a worker will not be able to exceed 9 hours and neither do actions less than four continuous hours.
Reduction of the working day: What are the workers affected by this measure?
The amount of hours that a Colombian will work in 2025.
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Those domestic workers in conjunction with the personnel who provide their services in the private spherewill have an impact with this variation in the working day established by the authorities of the national territory.
On this matter, the Minister of Labor, Gloria Inés Ramírez, highlighted: “It is not detrimental to those employers who want to benefit in advance to the reduction of the day maximum proposed by the standard and it is recalled that the reduction of day does not imply a salary decrease, ”he said.
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Likewise, some exceptions were added as shared by the newspaper Time:
-Public services, except those who work in companies with links with the State.
-Trabajadores who do not turn eight hours a day.
-Age.
-Trabajadores domestic that perform actions in the countryside or in urban centers.
