In the month of December, private workers will receive the half bonus (or complementary annual salary), and they can know the amount they will receive based on a simple calculation.
To carry out the calculation, you must add all the remunerations obtained between June 1 and November 30, and then divide the result by 12.
In June, the Executive Branch had already decreed that the payment of the second half bonus must be carried out by the companies before next December 20.
In the decree, it was signed by the president of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pouon June 16 of this year, and also signed by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbelecheand the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Pablo Mieres.
Issues to consider when calculating the bonus
If to calculate the bonus The nominal salary was taken and not the net salary, retirement discounts must be taken into account, as well as contributions that are linked to health.
He bonus It does not take into account food tickets. In the case of rural workers, benefits related to food and housing are counted within the salaryand must be added to the calculation.
In turn, the final amount could be affected if the worker took maternity (or paternity) leave, or did not attend work due to a medical certification.
The complementary annual salary in the private sector refers to Law No. 12,840 of December 22, 1960, under the government of the National Government Council (1959-1963).
In turn, Law No. 14,525, of May 27, 1976, empowers the Executive Branch to order that the amount be paid in two stages. bonus in private activity.
Source: Ambito
