Labor reform: how Sundays and holidays would be - Sectors

Next March 16, the possible date on which the reform would be filed before Congress was set.

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Next March 16, the possible date on which the reform would be filed before Congress was set.

The remuneration of these days would change, according to the draft. Learn the details here.

On March 16, the possible date on which the labor reform would be filed before Congress was set. With just a few weeks to that eventColombians have doubts about different key points that would change their working conditions.

Among the most song questions is what would happen with Sundays and holidays. According to the draft of the project, the remuneration of these days would change.

“Work on Sundays or holidays is remunerated with a surcharge of one hundred (100%) on the ordinary salary in proportion to the hours worked, without prejudice to the ordinary salary to which the worker is entitled for having worked the entire week”, says the document.

At the moment, work on Sundays and holidays is paid with a surcharge of 75% over the ordinary salary in proportion to the hours worked.

Octavio Rubio, a labor lawyer, explained to EL TIEMPO that, “currently, the Substantive Labor Code indicates that work carried out on Sundays and holidays, such as rest days, they are remunerated with a surcharge of 75%, in total that means that a Sunday and a holiday are paid 175%. That is, 100% of the working day and 75% of the recharged”.

(Keep reading: What changes would the labor reform project bring? These are some)

The Petro government published the draft of the labor reform.

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Presidency and TIME

Rubio added: “With the reform proposal what It is proposed to modify the percentage to go to 100%, which would mean that a Sunday or holiday would be paid equivalent to 200% of the value of the day”.

(You can read: This is the draft of the labor reform that the Government will carry out to Congress).

It would increase the percentage of the surcharge.

so much Sunday work and casual work continue to be considered in the same way.

“Sunday work is understood to be occasional when the worker works up to two Sundays during the calendar month. It is understood that Sunday work is habitual when the worker works three or more Sundays during the calendar month.