Economy

Despite the fact that the covid-19 pandemic ended the dream of some entrepreneurs to grow and expand, others whose plans were already underway had no alternative but to move forward and face this difficult circumstance.happened to Little Caesar's Pizza, a company founded in 1959, in Detroit (Michigan), with more than six decades of operations and presence in 28 countries. Their landing in the country coincided with that of the pandemic, and although this delayed the opening of their first points, turning back was not an option, according to what Jaime Press Eisenstein, their manager in Colombia, told EL TIEMPO.(You can…

Labor cost overruns due to night and Sunday surcharges are one of the main concerns that entrepreneurs in the country have regarding the project of labour reform that the Government is preparing and that it expects to file before Congress on March 16.And it is that one of the proposals that is being discussed between the Government, unions and employers is that the night shift do not go from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am but start from 6:00 pm, so working after that time would be considered as extra. In addition, it is sought that the surcharge for working on…

The differences between the Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélezand the one who until last week was his deputy minister, Belizza Ruiz —whom President Gustavo Petro has already asked to resign—, are growing more and more. Both have referred to the other in the last few hours. While Vélez assures that she asked him to resign because she "could not work as a team," Ruiz said that she left because she saw a series of practices that were "violating" the principles of professional knowledge. In addition, she confirmed that the minister lied to the country with the report on…

Colpensiones said that in December 2022, 6,352 people were retired, bringing the total figure with this benefit to 1,570,854.(Read: Will the age to retire in Colombia increase?). In his balance he said that closed last year with 6.77 million affiliates, of which 40% contributed in the last month, that is, they made some payment to cover their pension contributions. The city with the largest number of pensioners with Colpensiones is Bogotá, where 28.9% is concentrated.Regarding the amount of allowances, figures show that at least 54% of those who receive this recognition earn a minimum wage and 24% receive two salaries.(See:…