BUENOS AIRES, Feb 15 (NA) -- Following the strong backlash generated by the labor reform article that cuts salaries during sick leave, Senator Patricia Bullrich has backtracked and announced that she will push for modifications in the Chamber of Deputies so that the most severe cases will continue to receive their full pay. According to the Argentine News Agency, in recent television statements, the head of the La Libertad Avanza bloc in the Senate explained that the 100% payment exception will apply exclusively to 'severe, degenerative, or incurable diseases,' provided there is 'concrete and irrefutable confirmation' of the medical condition. The Strategy in the Chamber of Deputies. The controversial point, introduced at the last minute and casting doubt on the support of some allied blocs, forced the ruling party to recalculate its strategy. Bullrich anticipated that they are already 'working' to incorporate this patch during the imminent debate in the lower chamber, seeking the necessary legislative engineering to avoid a potential return of the project to the Senate, which would delay the promulgation sought by the Casa Rosada. The Origin of the Controversy and 'the Mafias'. It should be recalled that the initial draft of Article 208 of the Labor Law establishes that, in the event of an accident or illness unrelated to the work environment, the worker will only receive 50% of their salary if the condition is the result of a 'voluntary activity and conscious risk' (an example the government illustrated days ago with 'getting injured playing soccer'), and 75% if there was no intent. Faced with criticism of this harsh adjustment, Bullrich justified the essence of the cuts by denouncing a 'mafia of fake certificates' at the national level that harms companies. 'We should have many more prisoners, there are prisoners all over the country for fake certificates. There are imprisoned doctors, clinics that have been on trial. La Libertad Avanza came to end the mafias,' the legislator concluded to defend the backbone of the reform.
