Emplea Neuquén: certifying local employment, a key to bidding

It creates the Public System for the Promotion of Neuquén Employment ("Emplea Neuquén"), with the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development 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 without continuity, final criminal convicts, those exempt from Turnover Tax 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 Law 3431 (Kimun-Labor Linkage Program, arts. 8 and 27) and Decree 112/2024 (art. 26); it repeals Law 3360 (art. 28). verif · May 14, 2025 ↗

90 days after its publication in the Official Gazette (art. 30). Promulgated by Decree 544/2025 on 05/14/2025; enacted on 04/24/2025. prob · May 14, 2025 ↗

Employers (natural and legal persons, "indirect recipients") operating in Neuquén who need to participate in public or private tenders: the Emplea Neuquén certification becomes a mandatory requirement to bid (art. 14). Particularly relevant for SMEs and satellite-service companies of the Vaca Muerta ecosystem that hire local labor. Those exempt from Turnover Tax and those adhering to the Simplified Turnover-Tax Regime are outside the benefit (not the requirement) (art. 16.d). Direct beneficiaries: unemployed people over 18 with real residence in the province enrolled in the system (arts. 3-4). prob · May 14, 2025 ↗