The question always comes the same way, via WhatsApp or in a rushed meeting: "I have to let an employee go, how much will it cost me?". And the answer, in post-Bases Law Argentina, is not the same as the one you would have given in 2023. It has changed quite a bit. Some things remain (the heart of the calculation is still Article 245 of the LCT), but others have fallen off the map: fines, duplications, and surcharges that for years inflated the amounts until severance became a mystery. Here I explain, straight up, how to calculate severance pay for dismissal without cause in Argentina today, with the current concepts, the calculation table, and a real case of a waiter with 6 years in the gastronomy sector.
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Severance pay after the Bases Law in Argentina: how to calculate in 2026
How to calculate severance pay in Argentina after the Bases Law. Art. 245 LCT, Vizzoti cap, items to be added, eliminated fines, and a table with calculations for 1, 5, and 10 years of seniority.
May 25, 202611 min de lectura read
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