Argentina PEO Services

Global PEO Services (GPS) helps companies hire employees in Argentina without establishing a legal entity. All human resources, benefits, payroll, and tax needs for the employees are managed by the Global PEO, while the new hires and headquarter teams focus on your business goals.

When hiring employees in Argentina, establishing a subsidiary or branch office is not always the best route, as it’s often a lengthy and expensive process. Hiring via a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), or Employer of Record (EOR), is a faster and often more effective option – especially when starting up in a new country.

Global PEO Services hires the employees on your behalf, legally contracting them through our subsidiary in accordance with Argentina labor laws. As a result, the burden of compliance is on us and the employees can begin work for your company in a matter of days. PEOs/EORs provide you with a streamlined option for hiring employees, testing markets, and responding to growing business needs in Argentina. With Global PEO Services, you get control without taking on legal entity liabilities, contractor risks, or sacrificing on talent or speed to market.

In Argentina, a written employment contract is not mandatory, however, an implicit contract is deemed to be in place as soon as an employer hires a worker. Up to 3 months of probation is permitted in which both the employer and employee can discontinue the employment relation. A notice of 15 days is a must for both employers and employees.

In case an organization rehires a person who was dismissed earlier, it cannot put the person under another probationary period. This condition eliminates the loophole of continually hiring and firing employees and making them work permanently on probationary terms.

Employees in Argentina get the following public holidays:

• Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
• Carnival (2 days in February or March)
• March 24: National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice
• April 2: Veterans Day and Day of Those Who Died in Malvinas (Falklands) War
• Good Friday
• May 1: Labor Day
• May 25: First National Government
• June 20: Flag Day
• July 9: Independence Day
• Aug. 17: Death of General Jose de San Martin
• Oct. 12: Columbus Day (Di´a de Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural)
• Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception
• Dec. 25: Christmas

If Flag Day, the anniversary of the death of General Jose de San Martin or Columbus Day falls on a Tuesday or Wednesday, it is moved backward to Monday; if it falls on a Thursday or Friday, it is moved forward to the next Monday.

Jewish workers are entitled to the following days off:

• Passover (the first and last 2 days)
• Rosh Hashanah (first and second days)

Muslim workers are entitled to the following days off:

• Feast of Sacrifice
• Islamic New Year
• Completion of the Fast

Workers are paid double time for working on a holiday.

Annual Leave

The number of paid annual leaves employees would get depends on the duration of their work with the current employer. For employees who have:

• worked with an employer for less than 5 years, 14 days of vacation is paid
• worked with an employer for between 5 and 10 years, 21 days of vacation is paid
• worked with an employer for between 10 and 20 years, 28 days of vacation is paid
• worked with an employer for more than 20 years, 35 days of vacation is paid

If workers have not worked for an employer long enough to get paid vacation days, they are entitled to 1 day off for every 20 days of work. Employers need to grant vacation days between the Oct. 1 and April 30 of the subsequent year.

Maternity Leave

Women must take a paid leave from work 45 days before expected childbirth till 45 days immediately after the birth of their child. This leave is payable through the social security funds, or SIPA. Women can request to reduce this time away from work to a minimum of 30 days before and after their childbirth. In the case of pre-term births, women can take more days off than 45 days after the birth in order to complete 90 days’ off. For up to a year after giving birth, women are allowed to take 2 daily breaks for 30 minutes each for the purpose of breastfeeding.

Paternity Leave

Male employees get 2 days’ paid time off for the birth of their child.

Sick Leave

Workers have the right to sick leave with full pay for a period of up to 3 months per year if their length of service is 5 years or less and for a period of up to 6 months if their length of service is more than 5 years. If the worker has family responsibilities, these entitlements are extended to 6 and 12 months, respectively. The worker is entitled to sick leave without pay for another 12 months, during which the employer is obliged to maintain the employment relationship.

Other Leave

Employees can take paid leave for the following circumstances:

• Marriage: 10 calendar days;
• Death of a spouse, child or parent: 3 days;
• Death of a sibling: 1 day; and
• High school or college exam: 2 days (maximum 10 days per year).