By March 31, those with dependents must report this to their employers in order to benefit from the benefit

Workers in a dependent relationship have by March 31 to inform their companies about the number of family obligations which they have, because they can get a profit for them. Additionally, as every year, from this same date and by April 15, companies have the obligation to cash in the profit of the immediately preceding year. In the case of this year, the profit realized in 2022 must be paid.

This is how he explained it Vanessa Velásquez, director of Laborlex, an expert on labor issues, who highlighted a number of tips that workers should take into account at this time.

Ministerial Agreement 79 from 2020 of the Ministry of Labor determines which are the family obligations that represent the payment of utilities. So, family burdens are:

In any case, Velásquez explains that it is important to consider what happens to children who are already 18 years old in the year when the profit is made. He says that the regulations of the Ministry clearly state that children who come of age in that year no longer receive the payment. There is no prorated payment or anything like that.

It is an interesting question, adds Velásquez, that the policy of profit tends to cover the family nucleus and includes families of same-sex unions or marriages.

This year, as well as last year, employers can pay utilities in installments. This is because it is believed that there may still be liquidity problems in these times, as a result of the problems caused by the pandemic.

In the case of companies that have complementary activities, including space for cleaning, sending messages, the profit is paid to the company whose workers are employees, not to the employees separately. For this reason, companies of supplementary activities must submit a report of those who worked by January 31, and contractors and payers of benefits must submit by April 10.

Not all companies make a profit, sometimes they invest or reinvest. The worker has the right to know whether or not there is a profit.

In accordance with José Irigoyen, labor expert, the Workers must take into account the obligation to report family obligations, otherwise, they could lose a corresponding 5% or, in other words, 33.3% of their total profit. In the meantime he said Employers who fulfill these obligations on time Because the fines can be high.