The accumulated remuneration must be received by the workers until December 24.
The thirteenth Christmas salary or bonus _which workers must receive until December 24_, is an item corresponding to the twelfth part of the remuneration that the employee has received between December 1 of last year and November 30 of this year.
For its calculation it is taken into account everything that the worker receives as remuneration, that is, everything that he receives in money, in services or in kind. The legal percentage of profits, the monthly payment of the reserve fund, the per diem or occasional subsidies, the thirteenth and fourteenth salaries, the economic compensation for the living wage, among others, are excepted.
The calculation for workers and former workers, under the form of a permanent part-time contract, will be done in proportion to the time worked. While the employer retirees are also entitled to the payment of this bonus and the amounts must be registered on the website of the Ministry of Labor, according to the instructions.
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What should I do with my first salary?
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At present, this salary can be accumulated or monthly, it depends on what the worker deems appropriate. However, the majority of citizens who receive this item prefer to accumulate it.
This item is highly anticipated by most, since it generally helps to pay for the traditional dinners for the Christmas or New Year festivities, cover medical expenses, plan trips, save, buy clothes, among many other situations.
The financial coach Andrés Mórtola indicates that receiving this remuneration on a monthly basis has advantages as long as you have financial education, since being an advance money the worker can invest it in an investment fund or in a project and thus generate a return .
“On the other hand, if you don’t have financial education, you don’t know how to control your emotions, and you don’t have financial planning, you can end up using it for frequent expenses that are often unnecessary things,” Mórtola points out.
On the other hand, the personal finance expert explains that receiving the thirteenth accumulated in December can instead -for example- help to buy gifts for Christmas and thus the worker avoids getting into debt. Among other options, he points out paying outstanding debts or starting a business.
In any case, it highlights that both options have their advantages, as long as the person is more aware of their financial situation, has a planning and organization of their finances.
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Choice of payment method
Workers who do not wish to receive the monthly payment of their thirteenth compensation have the option of submitting a written request for accrual to their employers in the month of December or during the first days of January.
If for subsequent years the worker wishes to continue receiving his thirteenth remuneration in an accumulated manner, the presentation of a new application will not be necessary.
Keep in mind that if you have already chosen a payment method, you will not be able to submit a request to change the method until the first fifteen days of January of the following year. (I)
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