No more loose opinions. The increase in the minimum wage for 2025 enters its definition line. As of December 3, the talks for the increase officially begin and the The first deadline to reach an agreement will be Sunday the 15th of the last month of the year.
What are the key dates for the increase in the minimum wage? We tell you.
(See: ‘Be consistent with the country’, the academy’s position for increasing the minimum).
The key dates to define the minimum of 2025
On Tuesday, December 3, the Productivity Subcommittee will be installed and the formal start of the Permanent Commission will be on December 4, “with the aim of achieving the minimum wage agreement by 2025“, as reported by the Ministry of Labor.
The 15th, as already mentioned, is the first deadline to reach an agreement. If not achieved, the deadline will be Monday, December 3.0.
(See: Minimum wage: this is how the figure for 2025 would look with the proposals that have been made).
This is the agenda you should keep in mind:
– Tuesday, December 3: Productivity figures to be delivered by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) are discussed.
Minimum wage negotiation – Mintrabajo.
– Wednesday, December 4: GDP figures are discussed.
– Friday, December 6: The inflation figure is analyzed.
– Monday, December 9: It will be time to evaluate the unemployment figures for October, the closest ones for the discussion of the minimum.
– Wednesday, December 11: The proposals for increasing the minimum wage for 2025 are officially received.
– Thursday December 12th and Friday December 13th: Discussions will take place to reach an agreement.
– Sunday, December 15: first legal expiration for the agreement of the minimum.
– Monday, December 16: presentation of written objections from each party involved in the negotiation (unions, company representatives).
– Thursday, December 19: session to study the caveats.
– Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 December: extraordinary minimum consultation days.
– Monday, December 30: deadline for issuing the minimum wage.
(See: Minimum wage 2025: the cards that would be revealed on the table, soon to be installed).
Minimum wage negotiation – Mintrabajo.
It is important to keep in mind that these dates are only a schedule, but the salary agreement could occur without following all of these steps to the letter.
Proposals to increase the minimum that are already known
Below we tell you the positions that are already known for the increase in the minimum wage:
– Fabio Arias, president of the Unitary Central of Workers (CUT), He said that the increase in the minimum must be double digits and that it will be issued by decree.
– Minister Ricardo Bonilla has shed light on the possible increase and has said that it would be 6.2%.
– The Colombian Federation of Human Management (Acrip) He put his cards in front of what should happen with the minimum wage, making it clear that the increase should not exceed 7%.
– Juan Pablo Herrera, dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Externado de Colombia University, He warned that the adjustment should be between 5% and 6%.
(See: How much bonus will come in December 2024 if I earn the minimum wage?).
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CAMILO HERNÁNDEZ M.
Digital Portfolio Editor
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