Argentina
Empanadas. Patagonia. And some incredibly talented people. Found someone in Argentina you’d like to hire? In the next few minutes, you’ll learn the easiest way to hire in Argentina—and how to provide perks that Argentinian talent cares about, like receiving payments in USD.
Country snapshot
CURRENCY
Argentina Peso (ARS)
EMPLOYER TAXES
26.91% - 29.91%
PAYROLL FREQUENCY
Monthly
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Spanish
It’s the fastest way to hire globally
Hiring employees takes months, at the minimum. When you hire with Thera's locally-generated contracts, it’s a matter of days or weeks. This means you can hire the best talent, fast, without losing them to a hellish procession of paperwork.
It’s a lot cheaper
It costs just $0 to sign up for Thera, then $25 per month to hire your contractors with Thera. If you hired employees manually (or did contracting on your own), you’d likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars each month. Setting up an entity alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
It’s more flexible for you & your team
Can be less risky than hiring employees
Hiring employees is a bigger commitment, and can open you up to increased liabilities and regulations. When you hire contractors overseas, your biggest risk is misclassification—but laws surrounding contractor classification are often significantly more straightforward.
Some people want to be employees
The contractor life isn’t for everyone—some people want the security that being an employee often appears to provide. Though it’s rare, this does happen, and it’s one disadvantage of manage an all-contractor team.
You might not have as much control over your talent
Most countries’ contractor-employer relationship laws stipulate that the employer can’t set fixed working hours, among other things. These laws give contractors more freedom over how and when they do their work than an employee would have. In reality, however, most contractors are willing & able to work on the company’s schedule—it’s a matter of setting expectations beforehand.
Argentina’s a beautiful country with plenty of great talent. But the labor laws can be confusing, and if you’re making your first hire in Argentina, it may feel difficult to get started. Here’s what you need to know.
Hire talent as contractors
Hire talent as employees
If you’ve read up until this point, you’ll know that it’s easier, cheaper, and more flexible to hire contractors in Argentina than employees. Still, there are valid reasons why you might want to hire employees instead. The content below is for you—we’ll cover employer taxes and obligations in Argentina.
Employer tax
Pension Fund
Health Insurance
Labor Risk Insurance
Life Insurance
Individual tax
Up to 64.532,64 - 5%
1.032.522,30 and up - 35%
Paid Time Off (PTO)
PTO is calculated by the length of employment:
- Less than 5 years of employment – 14 days of annual leave
- 5-10 years of employment – 21 days of annual leave
- 10-20 years of employment – 28 days of annual leave
- 20+ years of employment – 35 days of annual leave
Public Holidays
There are Holidays that fall at the end of the week are moved to the following Monday.
Sick Days
Employees with less than 5 years of employment are entitled to 3 months of paid sick leave. Those with over 5 years of employment receive 6 months of paid sick leave. Leave is doubled for those with dependents.
Maternity Leave
Maternity leave is a total of 90 days and is typically split between 45 days before birth and 45 days post-birth, but not required.
At least 30 days must be taken before birth. Maternity leave pay is based on the average earnings of the 6 months leading up to birth.
Paternity Leave
Fathers receive 2 days of paid paternity leave.
Parental Leave
There are no provisions in the law regarding parental leave.
Other Leave
Examination for university or secondary school: 2 days at a time (with a cap of 10 total).
Marriage Leave
Marriage: 10 days’ leave
Bereavement Leave
Death of a child, parent or spouse: 3 days’ leave
Death of a sibling: 1 day’s leave
Termination Process
Termination must be justified with notice, unless it’s through mutual agreement due to economic factors, the employee has not been fulfilling work, or has performed serious misconduct.
Notice Period
The notice period in Argentina is:
- 15 days during the probation period
- 1 month – 3 months but less than 5 years
- 2 months – more than 5 years of continuous service
Severance Pay
Employees receive one month’s pay for each year of employment. Employees terminated for economic reasons are entitled to half a month’s salary for each year of service.
Probation Period
Probation period is 3 months.
Working Hours
Full-time employment is 8 daily hours and 48 weekly hours, maximum.
Overtime
While working overtime isn’t common in Argentina, overtime hours should not exceed 3 hours per day, 30 hours per month, or 200 hours per year.
Employees receive an additional 50% for overtime work and double time for holidays or work performed after 1pm on Saturdays.
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