Emplea Neuquén: certifying local employment becomes a bidding requirement

It creates the Public System for the Promotion of Neuquén Employment ("Emplea Neuquén"), with the Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral as enforcement authority (art. 24). Components verified in the official text:(1) an EMPLEA NEUQUÉN CERTIFICATE for employers ("indirect recipients") that hire/train people enrolled in the system (art. 14). Key requirement: "In all public or private contracting processes carried out by tender, it will be a priority and mandatory requirement to hold said certification" (art. 14).(2) Requirements to certify (art. 15): being registered in Emplea Neuquén and enrolled in the Labor Undersecretariat; no child-labor record; employing or training at least one person from the system; a tax-compliance certificate from the Provincial Revenue Directorate (DPR); not having made dismissals without cause in the prior 2 months. Excluded (art. 16): bankrupt companies without continuity, those with final criminal convictions, those exempt from provincial taxes and those adhering to the Simplified Regime of the Turnover Tax at the DPR (the provincial regime, not the national monotributo).(3) A monthly tax credit per hired worker (art. 18.a), the amount set by the enforcement authority within the cap the Executive regulates (base amount NOT defined in the law), with cumulative add-ons: +15% if the person is 18-35 years old; +10% if she is a woman, trans or non-binary; +10% if the company is located in towns of up to 5,000 inhabitants; +15% if the person holds a Single Disability Certificate (CUD). An additional tax credit per trained worker (art. 18.b), capped at ≤50% of the hiring one.(4) The credit is applied as a payment on account of turnover tax, Property Tax and/or Stamp Tax (art. 19); it is computed while the hiring lasts with a 12-month limit (art. 20); a favorable balance is usable within 36 months.(5) A decentralized employment-office network (art. 7), the Neuquén Active Training Program (art. 8), the Provincial Comprehensive Employment Intermediation Plan (art. 10) and the Neuquén Entrepreneurial Impulse Program with a 12-month turnover tax exemption for new Simplified-Regime entrepreneurs (arts. 12, 22).(6) It integrates into the system Ley 3431 (Kimun-Labor Linkage Program, arts. 8 and 27) and Decreto 112/2024 (art. 26); it repeals Ley 3360 (art. 28). verif · May 14, 2025 ↗

It enters into force within 90 days of its publication in the Official Gazette (art. 30). Promulgated by Decreto 544/2025 on 05/14/2025; passed on 04/24/2025 verif. It was published on 05/16/2025, so it has been in force by mid-August 2025 at the latest prob. verif · May 14, 2025 ↗

Employers (natural and legal persons, «indirect recipients») enrolled in the system that operate in Neuquén and bid in tenders: the Emplea Neuquén certification becomes a mandatory requirement in public or private contracting by tender, on the terms the authority regulates (art. 14). Those exempt from provincial taxes and those adhering to the Simplified Turnover Tax Regime cannot obtain that certification (art. 16 d). Direct beneficiaries: people who are unemployed or seeking to requalify, over 18, actually domiciled in the province and enrolled in the system (arts. 3 and 4) verif. It weighs above all on the SMEs and service companies of Vaca Muerta that hire local labor and bid in tenders thesis. verif · May 14, 2025 ↗