Overview
- Argentina’s Sueldo Anual Complementario equals 50% of the highest monthly salary earned in the July–December semester and must be paid by December 18, with employers allowed to advance or split the payout by internal agreement.
- For incomplete semesters in Argentina, the proportional formula applies (best monthly salary divided by 12, multiplied by months worked), and an example cited shows a best month of ARS 1,500,000 yielding ARS 750,000 gross before typical 15%–17% pension and health deductions.
- Mexico’s aguinaldo is a mandatory benefit of at least 15 days’ pay due before December 20, calculated on the integrated salary that can include commissions and other remunerations, with averages used when pay is variable.
- Coverage notes eligibility in Mexico for private‑sector workers, including domestic workers, while government employees follow separate public‑sector rules on end‑of‑year gratifications.
- If the aguinaldo is unpaid or short, Argentina directs workers to the Ministry of Labor for complaints, and Mexico requires prejudicial conciliation at Centros de Conciliación before a Labor Tribunal claim, with a one‑year window to file; Mexico’s IMSS and ISSSTE pensioners are slated to receive early November disbursements, including IMSS (Ley 73) on November 3 and an ISSSTE first installment in the month’s first half.