By Unitel: Analyst points out that approving a wage increase will generate greater economic inflation Economist Gonzalo Chávez indicated that if salaries rise, companies will have to cover their costs, which will lead to a major problem in economic terms. Reference image. Just days before the celebration of Labor Day, when the government typically announces…
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Salary Increase in Bolivia: A Measure that Encourages Informality? | Incremento Salarial en Bolivia: ¿Una Medida que Incentiva la Informalidad?
By Paul Aramayo, El Deber: A new increase in the national minimum wage or the basic salary, without considering the real situation of the private business sector, significantly raises formal labor costs, directly affecting the ability of companies — especially small and medium-sized ones — to maintain payrolls under the current labor regime. Every May…
“There should be no salary increase” | ‘No debe haber incremento salarial’
By ERIKA IBÁÑEZ, La Razon: “There should be no salary increase”: Private sector warns of possible economic contraction The president of the Federation of Private Entrepreneurs of La Paz said that a wage increase will lead to more inflation and unemployment. He calls on the Government for a tripartite meeting. Rolando Kempff from the La…
Is it coherent, wise, under the current sociopolitical crisis, to even consider a salary increase? | ¿Es coherente, sensato, bajo la crisis sociopolítica actual, el pensar siquiera en un incremento salarial?
By Erbol; El Potosi: Bolivian business leaders take a stance on proposed salary increases The Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia, through a statement released this Sunday, has expressed its rejection of proposals made by some union leaders regarding a proposed salary increase this year. In its statement, the confederation firmly rejects the declarations of…
Salary Increase with Political Undertones | Incremento salarial con tinte político
Editorial, El Deber: Once again, history repeats itself with the Government and the Bolivian Labor Confederation (COB) agreeing on a 5.85% increase to the national minimum wage and a 3% increase to the basic wage, in a negotiation that excluded the business sector, which had previously requested a salary freeze due to the country’s difficult…
The salary negotiation and reality | La negociación salarial y la realidad
Editorial, El Deber: The Bolivian Labor Confederation and the Government are in full negotiation over salary increases. The labor union is asking for an eight percent increase in the basic salary and a seven percent increase in the national minimum wage. This aspiration is completely detached from reality, reflecting a trend towards tightening belts in…
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