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Workers excluded from the mid-year bonus – Personal Finance – Economy

Workers excluded from the mid-year bonus – Personal Finance – Economy

Several workers from Colombia are doing accounts of the mid-year bonusJune premium or the so-called premium services. It is a cash recognition that is given to the employee for completing a semester and a year of work in a public or private entity.(You can read: Mid-year premium: how to calculate it in 2023). The premium is an obligation of the company, as established by the Substantive Labor Code. Of course, keep in mind that it does not apply to all employees in the country.Who receives the premium?All the workers of the company with an indefinite, permanent contract and, in general,…
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Multidimensional poverty stood at 12.9 percent – Sectors – Economy

Multidimensional poverty stood at 12.9 percent – Sectors – Economy

This Tuesday, May 23, the National Department of Statistics (Dane) showed the results of the Multidimensional Poverty Index of Colombia in 2022, which was located at 12.9 percent. Although there are still 6.6 million people who are in a situation of multidimensional poverty, the truth is that compared to 2021 the number had a reduction of 1.47 million people. (Also read: Learn about the changes that Petro's pension reform would bring: this is how they could affect you) Beyond measuring income and monetary poverty, the indicator considers different aspects to measure the level of well-being or the quality of life…
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Inflation in Colombia would close 2023 with 9.15 percent – Financial Sector – Economy

Inflation in Colombia would close 2023 with 9.15 percent – Financial Sector – Economy

This Tuesday the Foundation for Higher Education and Development (Fedesarrollo) published its Financial Opinion Survey, which allows monitoring the expectations of analysts on the main macroeconomic variables and financial. These were the results. (Also read: Multidimensional poverty in Colombia fell by 12.9%) Respondents expect the downward trend in inflation to continue over the coming months until at the end of 2023 with 9.15 percent and remembering that for this month of May the indicator stood at 12.59 percent. (You might be interested: This is how the labor agreement between the USO and Ecopetrol was) Along the same lines, it was…
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Chirajara knows the date on which the bridge over the road to Llano enters into operation – Companies – Economy

Chirajara knows the date on which the bridge over the road to Llano enters into operation – Companies – Economy

With a 72 percent progress in the works, 10 percent more than expected to date, the Chirajara bridge over the road to Llano built by Coviandes, one of Corficolombiana's subsidiaries, will be ready to start operating next October , six months before the agreed date, as announced by the financial institution.(Also read: 'There are regions where money is taken in sacks to make disbursements') The foregoing is part of the results presented by the financial corporation of Grupo Aval, which isn the first quarter of this year, it obtained profits of the order of 610,000 million pesos, 7.3 percent lower…
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