citygirl did make an incorrect statement about the employee quitting as opposed to letting go without cause. Unless the employee lies about what happened...
However.
Have you ever, as a business person, tried to actually fire someone for cause? You can have a ton of proof, but there is no jury, there is just two lawyers from each side who present papers to the judge (as I understand they often cannot even argue the case in person), who has complete leeway to decide as he will. And many times, even with proof, that judgement comes down on the side of the employee, NOT the company.
Have you ever tried to let an employee go who was a contract employee, with whom you even had a paper contract, signed by both parties, stating this was a contract position and you were not their employer and that they are not your employee? I'm talking about, for example, a maid or even an HTML developer. And then that person decides to sue you for back taxes and pay as an employee and per the description above the judge finds in favor of the "employee".
Argentina law favors employees over business. I know so many people here who have employed people and end up screwed by this attitude.
As for the rest, what an employer is required to provide to an employee here - well, aguinaldo, or a forced 13th month salary and one month of severance (again, forced, no matter what) per year of work (after a "safe" three month probationary period at the beginning). That's pretty good right there.
Particularly for a work force who doesn't get much done while spending much of its time avoiding work where possible in various forms. I used to work with a medium-sized software outsourcing company here (hiring teams of programmers). I never saw so much wasted time. I never so saw many people coming in with a couple of hours' sleep so often durign the week after having been out until late and still being half-drunk or stoned.
Why do you think there are so many mom and pop stores where they would never dream of hiring someone not a part of the family to run their store? They can't afford the probable liability an employee brings with it, and therefore have to close one or two days a week so they can get some rest and 2-4 weeks out of the year so they can have a vacation.
However.
Have you ever, as a business person, tried to actually fire someone for cause? You can have a ton of proof, but there is no jury, there is just two lawyers from each side who present papers to the judge (as I understand they often cannot even argue the case in person), who has complete leeway to decide as he will. And many times, even with proof, that judgement comes down on the side of the employee, NOT the company.
Have you ever tried to let an employee go who was a contract employee, with whom you even had a paper contract, signed by both parties, stating this was a contract position and you were not their employer and that they are not your employee? I'm talking about, for example, a maid or even an HTML developer. And then that person decides to sue you for back taxes and pay as an employee and per the description above the judge finds in favor of the "employee".
Argentina law favors employees over business. I know so many people here who have employed people and end up screwed by this attitude.
As for the rest, what an employer is required to provide to an employee here - well, aguinaldo, or a forced 13th month salary and one month of severance (again, forced, no matter what) per year of work (after a "safe" three month probationary period at the beginning). That's pretty good right there.
Particularly for a work force who doesn't get much done while spending much of its time avoiding work where possible in various forms. I used to work with a medium-sized software outsourcing company here (hiring teams of programmers). I never saw so much wasted time. I never so saw many people coming in with a couple of hours' sleep so often durign the week after having been out until late and still being half-drunk or stoned.
Why do you think there are so many mom and pop stores where they would never dream of hiring someone not a part of the family to run their store? They can't afford the probable liability an employee brings with it, and therefore have to close one or two days a week so they can get some rest and 2-4 weeks out of the year so they can have a vacation.
), its that the poor spend all their money in consumer goods and therefore ALL of their income is taxed with IVA. A better off family has money to save, so not all of its income is taxed with IVA, again, proportionality, remember it.
