For this 2023, the minimum wage had an increase of 16% and the transport subsidy of 20%. Thus, Colombians were left with a minimum of $1,300,606, which is paid by an employer to an employee.
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But for many employers, it remains a constant question how much they should pay who they have hired as a domestic service worker and here we tell you how the issue works.
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Within the stipulated andn Colombian law domestic workers must be recognized a salary It will depend on your work done and working days.
In the country, most of the employees work 8 hours a day, which means that a day, for a worker who earns the minimum, costs $43,325 with the transportation subsidy, therefore, what an employee is paid household should not be less than this daily value.
If there is a full-time domestic employee, the employer must pay 8.5% health, 12% pension and Regarding professional risks, the value must be 100% assumed like the compensation box.
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Thus, a person who is dedicated to doing domestic work and is not an intern will have a cost of $1,590,861 per month for the employer. Now, if you are an internal employee, you will only have to deduct the transportation allowance from your salary.
These values must take into account the value of the premium for services, the payment of interest on layoffs and if the salary earned is less than two minimum wages, an endowment must be given. for which it is better to create a monthly savings to be able to meet these obligations with the employee.
The domestic employee must be part of the Sisben or be a beneficiary of a relative. With respect to social security expenses, the provisions of Decree 1072 of 2015 must be taken into account. An employee who attends to do his work 1 day a week, the cost for the employer will be $52,455. If it is for 2 or 3 days of work a week, the cost will be close to $104,910.
What the labor reform says
The labor reform proposed by the government of President Gustavo Petro indicates that “In compliance with Convention 189 of the International Labor Organization (ILO), domestic service workers must be bound by a written employment contract, a contract that will be stipulated in accordance with existing labor regulations and deposited with the Ministry of Labor. for follow-up to the formalization, as well as the news related to additional work”
(See: The changes in the labor reform that would affect your work)
This is due to the fact that in Colombia there is no way in which employers are followed up to find out if they are complying with the provisions of the law.
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