News of employees

Nearly half of Milei’s appointments excused from new hiring rules

30-10-2024 17:14 President Javier Milei’s government announced this month that it will subject 40,000 state employees to an aptitude test, starting in December, with their jobs on the line. But of the new appointments made by the La Libertad Avanza government, around half are exempted from meeting new hiring requirements.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Beyond the headlines

Friends will not always be friends

08-06-2024 05:49 Professionalism is plunging to new lows under a president who at times seems to take the first half of his self-definition of “anarcho-capitalist” just as seriously as the second.

by Michael Soltys

NEW ROUND LAY-OFFS

Milei administration sharpens chainsaw against public employees

25-03-2024 15:40 Government ready for a new onslaught against state employees – Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse is in charge of monitoring the issue. Around 15,000-20,000 expected to lose posts as contracts are not renewed.

LABOUR TENSIONS

Strikes pile up amid sting of Milei’s shock therapy

21-02-2024 16:03 Rail service, healthcare and schools all face disruption; Unions pushing back against government austerity measures.

BLOOMBERG

Ghost banks limp along in Argentina, staying open as costly ATMs

10-01-2023 17:44 Ghost branches — no longer serving clients who require anything beyond an ATM, but not technically closed — have become a common sight in Argentina. As customers increasingly do their banking via smartphone apps and online, providers are pushing to close physical locations. But regulators won’t let them.