The Minister of Labor, Gloria Ramírez, will take the labor reform to the Congress of the Republic on March 16. The draft of the document, of 77 articles, was known a few days ago, so it could vary with the final text that the legislators will discuss for approval or not.
Yes indeed, The leaked draft gives important lines on the turn that the government of President Gustavo Petro plans to give to the sector. One of the contemplated changes is focused on the apprenticeship contracts.
What would happen to apprenticeship contracts?
Until now, the law establishes that the apprenticeship contract was created so that students can do their theoretical training practices in companies. In return, young people receive monthly support, which can be a minimum wage or even less than that amount.
The draft of the reform makes adjustments to this modality so that, if approved, Apprenticeships have a fixed-term contract that provides them with all the guarantees, such as social security payment.
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The apprenticeship contracts, if the reform is approved, will have changes.
Who could be recruited in this way?
An apprenticeship contract could only be signed if the university students are in their practical stage“unless it is a dual modality program”.
In addition, this type of contract could only arise for “semi-skilled occupations that do not require a degree or qualifications that require a degree from complementary training programs offered by higher normal schools, higher undergraduate programs, education programs for work and human development, programs of the Subsystem of Training for Work, as well as the offer of comprehensive professional training of the SENA”.
In addition, in case the students are minors, they must present a special authorization from the Labor Inspector.
What would be the salary under the apprenticeship contract?
According to article 81 of the draft of the reform, the worker could receive “a salary that, in no case, will be less than the current legal minimum wage; or that stipulated in Collective Agreements or arbitration rulings”.
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Companies, as indicated by current law, have quotas to link apprentices.
What would the social security payment be like in the apprenticeship contract?
The articles of the reform indicate that workers must join the General Social Security System. Companies are not required to affiliate them and quote occupational risks if the employee is in “the contract’s teaching stage”, that is, in the theory process.
What would be the learning quota in public and private organizations?
According to the draft of the reform, private companies that will have more than 15 workers must hire students under the apprenticeship contract modality. It would also be required of the industrial and commercial companies of the State and those of the mixed economy of the National, departmental, district and municipal order.
It would be a fee for every 20 workers and an additional one for a fraction of 10 “or more that does not exceed 20,” the document states.. Companies that have between 15 and 20 workers could have at least one employee with an apprenticeship contract.
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Remember: This is what the draft of the labor reform indicates, so it is necessary to wait for the final text that will be discussed in Congress and that, if approved, would change the law.
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