Economy

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:…

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