Neuquén: a new Labor Secretariat, and the RIdE registry now gates the benefits

Neuquén replaced its provincial labor-procedure framework, Ley 1625, with a new, digital one. Ley 3468 (art. 1) defines the Labor Secretariat as an «organization with functional autonomy and competence in labor matters», with powers of advice, application of labor law, prevention and resolution of individual and collective disputes, and police power (art. 2). It decentralizes oversight into six regional delegations, among them the Vaca Muerta Regional Delegation, seated in Añelo and Rincón de los Sauces, and the Comarca Petrolera one, each with a Labor Police area, an Occupational Health and Safety Police area and a Labor Relations area (art. 3). Art. 57 repeals Ley 1625 and Resolución 659. It adds prevention of precarization, free legal representation for the worker, oversight of work on digital platforms, a graduated infractions regime (minor, serious and very serious, with fines measured in JUS) and the digitization of proceedings verif. Decreto 984/2025, of 08/21/2025, regulates it verif. The Computerized Employers Registry (RIdE) is a 100% digital platform where employers register their staff, file documentation and manage procedures, with a portal for unions; enrollment is mandatory from the Official Gazette publication of 04/17/2026 and is a requirement to be a provincial-State supplier and to access Compre Neuquino, Emplea Neuquén and Ley Kimun. As of 09/02/2026, 3,386 companies had registered, and the mandatory re-registration had a deadline of 09/18/2026 prob. verif · Oct 30, 2024 ↗

Ley 3468 promulgated on 10/30/2024 (enacted 10/03/2024); regulated by Decreto 984/2025; the Computerized Employers Registry (RIdE) is mandatory to enroll from the Official Gazette publication of 04/17/2026. prob · Oct 30, 2024 ↗

Every employer with activity in Neuquén — private companies, SMEs, associations and unions in their role as employers. For the Vaca Muerta satellite-service supplier the critical point is operational: enrollment in the RIdE is mandatory from 04/17/2026 and is a condition to be a provincial-State supplier and to hook into the Compre Neuquino, Emplea Neuquén and Kimun Law programs. Without the RIdE those channels are not accessible. The Vaca Muerta Regional Delegation (Añelo / Rincón de los Sauces) concentrates labor oversight in the heart of the cluster. prob · Oct 30, 2024 ↗