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Year-End Aguinaldo Deadlines Set in Argentina and Mexico as Authorities Detail Enforcement

Officials provide updated guidance covering calculations, claims, penalties, recordkeeping.

Overview

  • Argentina’s second Sueldo Anual Complementario is legally due on December 18, 2025, with a four‑business‑day grace period that extends payment through December 24.
  • For the December installment in Argentina, employers must pay 50% of the best monthly remunerative salary from July to December, with a proportional amount if the semester was not fully worked.
  • Mexico’s Federal Labor Law requires payment no later than December 20 and sets a minimum equivalent to 15 days of salary for a full year of service.
  • Workers in Mexico who resign or are dismissed must receive a proportional aguinaldo with their final settlement, and both the claim window for workers and document‑retention guidance for employers extend up to one year.
  • Mexican labor authorities caution that failure to pay can draw fines of 50 to 5,000 UMAs per affected worker (about $5,428 to $542,850 MXN), with the benefit protected from in‑kind substitution and supported by free Profedet assistance.