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🇦🇷📈Salary Increases in Supermarkets and Retail
This week, the agreed salary increases for employees in supermarkets and retail stores in Argentina will begin to be paid, even though the agreement has not yet been officially approved by the government.
The agreement, signed between the Argentine Federation of Commerce and Services Employees (FAECYS) and the sector’s business chambers (CAC, CAME, and UDECA), provides for a cumulative 5.4% salary increase for the April-June 2025 quarter, distributed in three installments: 1.9% in April, 1.8% in May, and 1.7% in June.
In addition, non-remunerative fixed sums were agreed upon: ARS 35,000 in April, ARS 40,000 in May, and ARS 40,000 in June, which will be incorporated into the base salary starting in July.
The base salary, including attendance bonus, will reach ARS 1,123,000 in June 2025.
The Labor Secretariat decided not to approve (homologate) the agreement, arguing that the increase exceeds the official wage guideline of 1% per month set by the Ministry of Economy.
Despite the lack of official approval, FAECYS and the business chambers included a specific clause in the agreement (Article Ten) that obliges employers to pay the increases on the scheduled dates as an “advance payment on account of the April 2025 Collective Agreement,” until official approval is granted.
The decision to pay the increases this week was confirmed by FAECYS and represents a challenge to the government’s stance, which has called on the parties to renegotiate the agreement.
Positions of the Parties
➡️The union maintains that the agreement is valid and enforceable, and that the agreed clause guarantees payment of the increases even while official approval is pending.
➡️Some supermarket chains initially refused to pay the April increase, but after union pressure and the commitment made, the increases will begin to be paid this week as advance payments.
The government, meanwhile, announced that it is reviewing the terms of the agreement and will call the parties to try to reach a new deal.
This week, the agreed salary increases for employees in supermarkets and retail stores in Argentina will begin to be paid, even though the agreement has not yet been officially approved by the government.
The agreement, signed between the Argentine Federation of Commerce and Services Employees (FAECYS) and the sector’s business chambers (CAC, CAME, and UDECA), provides for a cumulative 5.4% salary increase for the April-June 2025 quarter, distributed in three installments: 1.9% in April, 1.8% in May, and 1.7% in June.
In addition, non-remunerative fixed sums were agreed upon: ARS 35,000 in April, ARS 40,000 in May, and ARS 40,000 in June, which will be incorporated into the base salary starting in July.
The base salary, including attendance bonus, will reach ARS 1,123,000 in June 2025.
The Labor Secretariat decided not to approve (homologate) the agreement, arguing that the increase exceeds the official wage guideline of 1% per month set by the Ministry of Economy.
Despite the lack of official approval, FAECYS and the business chambers included a specific clause in the agreement (Article Ten) that obliges employers to pay the increases on the scheduled dates as an “advance payment on account of the April 2025 Collective Agreement,” until official approval is granted.
The decision to pay the increases this week was confirmed by FAECYS and represents a challenge to the government’s stance, which has called on the parties to renegotiate the agreement.
Positions of the Parties
➡️The union maintains that the agreement is valid and enforceable, and that the agreed clause guarantees payment of the increases even while official approval is pending.
➡️Some supermarket chains initially refused to pay the April increase, but after union pressure and the commitment made, the increases will begin to be paid this week as advance payments.
The government, meanwhile, announced that it is reviewing the terms of the agreement and will call the parties to try to reach a new deal.
