Human Resource Policies in Argentina

Poverty and unemployment are the two main problems of Argentinian economy. Till 1930 the country did not realize the need for the development of human resources. But as the economy started to flourish after the world with the rise of new industries the government gradually started to shift its focus towards the development of human resource policies in Argentina. Companies gradually started to realize the need of new business procedures, new options based on updated policies, training for people in leading positions and improvement of employer-employee relationship and thus development of human resource policies in Argentina began.

The government also focused on the improvement of education system with the introduction of Education System Improvement Program. The objective of this program was to improve the quality of education, efficiency of education system which contributed to the reduction in social inequity by attracting young people from poor families towards schooling. The Program successfully improved the employability of students coming from poor families.

As part of development of human resource policies in Argentina, the government increased the coverage of secondary education, reduced the tendency of dropping out from school, specially among students coming from poor families, reduced the rate of repeaters and over-aged students. The government also focused on the improvement of academic performance in mathematics, language, social and natural sciences and also increased its rate of spending on education.

Recruitment policies: Completion of secondary schooling and higher education is a mandatory for people to get jobs in Argentina. Employers screen candidates' performance in higher education before selecting them for job. People having higher educational credentials, special training and skills are given much more preference. People are recruited in organizations under specific terms and conditions which vary from industry to industry. In Argentina people are mainly offered contractual jobs which have been divided into two categories:

• Full time jobs
• Part time jobs or temporary jobs: The Argentine government promotes temporary jobs because temporary workers often manage to perform tasks as efficiently as permanent employees. For temporary jobs people are given contracts of less than a year.
  
  Pension and other benefits paid to employees: In Argentina, Employees are covered under benefits like:
   
• Pension benefits
• Family allowances
• Sick leave
• Health benefits including maternity leave for women
• Disability and death benefits,
• Workers' compensation in case of physical injury of employee,
• Unemployment
  
  Termination policies for employees : Nothing is specified about termination policies for employees in Argentina.
  
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