Overview
- The Ministry of Capital Humano, through the Secretaría de Trabajo, launched a formal call to renegotiate 446 expired collective agreements, which it announced Thursday to employer groups and unions.
- Reglamentation by Decrees 407 and 408 implements Article 137 of Law 27.802 and removes automatic continuation of many contractual obligations while preserving basic work rules such as hours, licenses and job categories.
- Economic and obligational clauses like union dues, special contributions and other payments will lapse at expiry and must be separately renegotiated rather than remaining in force.
- The executive set new participation rules that require employer associations to show at least 10% coverage to sit at talks and force company-level unions to register, exist six months, show over 5% membership and wait up to 45 days for a decision.
- Unions have rejected the reform and warned of strikes and legal appeals, while the Secretaría de Trabajo will monitor and homologate any new sector agreements ahead of the January 1, 2027 implementation date.