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Last updated: 09/08/2026

Norkent for Argentina

2026 reform (Law 27.802) enables time banking and workdays of up to 12h. ARCA centralizes registration.

ISOAR
CurrencyArgentine peso (ARS)
LanguageSpanish
Weekly hours48 hours
Overtime30 h/month and 200 h/year
Vacation14 to 35 calendar days depending on seniority

Working hours and overtime

Maximum weekly hours: 48 hours (Law 11.544, art. 1; LCT art. 196).
Maximum daily hours: 8 hours for daytime work; it may be extended to 9 hours if there is unequal distribution of the 48 weekly hours (Decree 16.115/1933, amended by Decree 484/2000). Law 27.802 enables, by written agreement, "time banking" schemes and workdays of up to 12 daily hours, compensable, with a minimum rest of 12 hours between workdays.
Limit (overtime): Under the traditional regime (Decree 484/2000), 30 monthly and 200 annual supplementary hours, unless authorized by the labor authority. Law 27.802 incorporates, as an alternative, time banking and compensatory days off agreed in writing.
Overtime premium / compensation: 50% additional for hours worked Monday to Saturday until 1:00 p.m.; 100% additional for hours worked on Saturdays after 1:00 p.m., Sundays and national holidays (art. 201 LCT). These percentages were not modified by Law 27.802.
Night work premium: The full night workday is limited to 7 hours; when combined with a daytime workday, each night hour is counted with an equivalent surcharge (rule of 8 minutes per hour, art. 200 LCT).

Breaks and leave

Weekly rest: Prohibition on working from 1:00 p.m. on Saturday until midnight on Sunday, except for exceptions (Law 11.544 and art. 204 LCT).
Rest between shifts: Minimum of 12 hours of rest between the end of one workday and the start of the next (art. 197 LCT, expressly reinforced by Law 27.802 for time-banking schemes).
Vacation: 14 calendar days (seniority up to 5 years); 21 days (more than 5 and up to 10); 28 days (more than 10 and up to 20); 35 days (more than 20 years) (art. 150 LCT).
Maternity: 90-calendar-day leave, distributable before and after birth (art. 177 LCT).
Other leave: Marriage: 10 calendar days; death of spouse or child: 3 days; death of sibling: 1 day; exams: 2 days per exam, up to 10 days per year (art. 158 LCT).

Personal data protection

Data protection law: Law No. 25.326 on the Protection of Personal Data (2000), regulated by Decree No. 1558/2001.
Competent authority: Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP), enforcing authority since 2017 (Decree 746/2017).
Geolocation: There is no specific and express regulation on workplace geolocation; the general framework of Law 25.326 (purpose, proportionality and prior information) and arts. 70-71 LCT on personal controls apply.
Biometric data: The AAIP (Resolution 4/2019) recognizes biometric data as a category that may require reinforced protection; Law 25.326 requires consent and, for sensitive data, special protection (art. 7). There is no general and express prohibition of using biometrics for time control in Argentina, but its use requires a clear legal basis, prior information and ideally a non-biometric alternative.
Workplace monitoring: It must respect the principle of worker dignity and the functional nature of employer controls (arts. 70-71 LCT); it cannot be indiscriminate or disproportionate regarding the purpose of attendance control.

Digital attendance systems

Digital recording allowed: Yes, with conditions. There is no legal prohibition; Law 27.802 explicitly advances toward the digitalization of labor documentation. Formal registration of the relationship is done through ARCA and not through the time-control system itself.
QR recording: Yes, allowed. As it does not involve biometric or sensitive data, it is compatible with the general principles of Law 25.326.
Mobile device recording: Yes, allowed, subject to the same general conditions of data protection and worker information.
Manual recording: Yes, allowed; it remains valid as a backup or alternative.

Status of Norkent in Argentina

Allowed with conditions
Norkent, by not using biometric data or specialized hardware, and by offering dynamic QR or manual clocking, fits well with the Argentine data protection framework, which reserves its highest requirements (reinforced consent, strict legal basis) for sensitive data such as biometrics. However, to operate in Argentina without legal risk, the company implementing Norkent must: 1. Expressly inform workers about the purpose, the controller and the processing of the attendance data recorded on the platform (arts. 5 and 6 of Law 25.326). 2. Formalize with Norkent (as provider/data processor) the guarantees of security, confidentiality and limited use of the data, since a transfer or processing assignment of workers' personal data occurs. 3. Remember that Norkent, not being a payroll or formal registration system, does not replace the obligation to register hires and dismissals with ARCA (art. 52 LCT, replaced by Law 27.802): it must be used as a system for controlling hours, shifts and absences, in parallel with the mandatory registration with ARCA. 4. Keep the attendance records generated by Norkent for a period of no less than 2 years (labor statute of limitations), and longer periods may be considered in line with the 10-year document retention criterion provided by the reform for other labor books. 5. If geolocation features were enabled in the future, apply the same standard of prior information and proportionality, since there is no specific regulation on this point. 6. Avoid, while the platform does not incorporate biometric data, any additional reinforced-legitimization procedure associated with sensitive data; if facial recognition or fingerprints were added in the future, the analysis should be reviewed again under AAIP Resolution 4/2019.