Overview
- The Executive announced an S/18,000 million fiscal package in late October that allocates S/2,500 million for temporary family bonuses with payments due to begin in December 2026 and run three to five months, but per‑person amounts and eligibility rules are not yet published.
- Labor Minister Juan Sheput has publicly proposed using suspensión perfecta, a legal pause on wage payments that preserves the employment link, as an emergency option for firms that cannot operate because of El Niño.
- The Economy Ministry says suspensión perfecta would be paired with liquidity measures for firms such as release of detracciones, tax relief and credit guarantees and that any worker bonuses tied to suspensions would be defined by MEF rules.
- The CGTP union and other labor voices have rejected broad use of suspensión perfecta without clear safeguards and verifiable controls and have demanded direct compensation and stronger oversight to prevent income loss for workers.
- Officials warn that if El Niño lasts into 2027 the government may review the planned second minimum‑wage increase to S/1,300 and that sectoral exposure and damage to roads or bridges could cause local supply and food disruptions similar to problems seen during the pandemic-era use of the same labor mechanism.