Overview
- By law, employers must pay at least 15 days of salary as the year-end bonus by December 20, with proportional payment for those who worked less than a year.
- Profedet says the bonus cannot be reduced for vacations or incapacity, and lawful deductions are limited to worker-requested advances or court-ordered debts such as alimony.
- Employees are entitled to the benefit even without a written contract or IMSS registration if a subordinate work relationship can be demonstrated with evidence.
- Workers have one year after December 20 to file claims with Profedet, conciliation boards or labor tribunals, and employers can be fined 50 to 5,000 UMAs and ordered to pay arrears.
- Informality threatens access in parts of the country, with an estimate that 76% of workers in Chiapas could be left without the payment.