Yesterday, the Government confirmed that a end of year bonus for workers in a dependency relationship and for holders of the Potenciar Trabajo, whose value will be $24,000 and $13,500, respectively.
Within this framework, the Minister of Labor, Kelly Olmos, clarified that, in the case of workers in the private sector, the end of year bonus it will be paid only once; Furthermore, he explained that the plus It will be exclusively for those who receive less than three minimum wages, that is, $185,000.
“The end of year bonus covers the segment of workers in a dependency relationship whose wages amount to three minimum vital and mobile wages in December”, including this bondbut not the half Christmas bonus, that is, “approximately $185,000 out of pocket,” he said.
The minister also clarified that the payment of the bonus will be proportional, “If someone earns 170,000 pesos, for example, the bonus would correspond proportionally until reaching 185,000”.
In addition, he indicated: “if it is not a full-time job, they have to give you the proportional part of the time you work.” “It’s a simple rule of thumb. If it’s $24,000 and the agreement is, for example, 8 hours a day, that is, 160 hours a month, it’s $24,000 divided by 160 and multiplied by the number of effective hours you work,” he explained.
The minister also confirmed that monotributistas and workers in the informal economy are not included in the Government’s measure, which is expected to be formalized in the next few hours.
“East bond does not include self-employment. Informality is not included either, it is for workers who are registered in a dependency relationship, “he pointed out. He also clarified: the government decided a bond and not a fixed sum so as not to affect the parity process.
Holders of the Enhance Work will also be bonused
Holders of the Empower Job will also receive a Extra money in the next few days, but, unlike formal workers, the value of the bonus will be $13,500.
This value will be delivered in two installments of $6,750 each; the first will be delivered on December 21 and the other on January 6, 2023, as explained by the Minister of Social Development, Victoria Tolosa Paz. Meanwhile, the piquetero organizations considered the government’s measure “miserable”.
