Peru 2022 Minimum Wage: How much would it be if I work part-time or part-time?

The Government approved raising the minimum wage in Peru from S/. 930 to S/.1025 starting in April of the following year. Part-time workers in Peru receive all the benefits of being on the payroll; however, the first thing people who want to get a job in this modality should ask themselves is to know what part-time means.

According to the document issued by the Directorate of Labour Policy and Regulations of the MTPE, a part-time or “part-time” worker ”, is the one who must not exceed four hours worked per day and for this, that requirement is considered fulfilled if the day is divided between five or six days.

Part-time or part-time work involves the provision of a service that is performed on a shorter working day than the ordinary one, that is, a maximum of four hours a day, dividing the working day by five or six days. That is, if you work six days a week, you must work less than 24 hours a week and if it is 5 days, you must work less than 20 hours a week.

With regard to remuneration, it is received in proportion to the hours worked. That is, with this increase in the minimum wage that will be given in April of this year of S/1025, a person who works 4 hours a day for 5 days a week would earn approximately S/. 512.50 and if he works two hours he would earn 256.25.

BENEFITS OF A PART-TIME WORKER

Many will wonder if part-time workers receive liquidation. According to the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE), which issued a report setting out the rules for hiring part-time workers, these are the benefits to which this type of employee is entitled:

DO NOT APPROVE OF RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE

Some guild directors commented on this measure in an interview with Bloomberg, where it is mainly mentioned that they were not discussed with them about this new measure nor is it sufficient to cover a person's basic expenses.

“Entrepreneurs will never agree with raising the minimum wage. We will never be able to agree,” said Geronimo López, general secretary of the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP).

Julio César Bazán, president of the Single Confederation of Workers of Peru (CUT), also indicated that there had already been a long debate three years ago at the CNT and until now it is not possible to reach an agreement with companies on the requirement for a higher minimum wage. “Since then, the government has been empowered to carry out the readjustment directly. But since that date it hasn't happened until now,” he said.

However, both union leaders consider that the amount raised by the MTPE, led by fellow Congressman Betssy Chavez, does not meet the needs or expectations that Peruvian workers currently face.

“They haven't mentioned any amount to us. The current one (1,025 soles) is totally insufficient and totally untechnical because the level of inflation plus productivity would not justify such an increase. It has to be a lot of mavor,” said Bazán.

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