As in 2023, the S/300 bonus will be paid to state workers along with the July payroll. Check who is eligible to receive it and what the requirements are to access it.
After the officialization of Supreme Decree No. 124-2024-EF that authorizes the granting of the Christmas bonus for National Holidays, many workers wonder if they are entitled to receive this benefit. The truth is that this Extra money of S/300 will be paid into the July 2024 payroll.
As stipulated by the law, the bonus is not subject to contributions, levies or discounts, except for those established by law or authorized by the employee. In addition, it is financed from the budgetary credits assigned in the institutional section of public entities.
What is a Christmas bonus?
The bonus This is an additional financial benefit granted to public sector workers on certain dates of the year. This extra money is given in July, on the occasion of the Fiestas Patrias, and in December, coinciding with Christmas. The purpose of this payment is to provide financial support to employees, allowing them to face additional expenses that usually arise during these festive periods.
National Holidays Bonus: Which workers will receive it?
According to Supreme Decree No. 124-2024-EF, published last Friday, July 12, in the official newspaper El Peruano, the S/300 bonus will be paid on the July payroll of workers belonging to the following regimes:
- Legislative Decree No. 276.
- Law No. 2944.
- Law No. 30512.
- University teachers under Law No. 30220.
- Health personnel under Legislative Decree No. 1153; permanent and temporary workers in the public sector.
- Personnel of the Armed Forces and the National Police of Peru.
- Pensioners covered by the regimes of Laws No. 15117 and 28091, Supreme Decree No. 051-88-PCM, as well as Decree Laws No. 19846 and 20530.
- Workers hired under the CAS labor regime (Legislative Decree No. 1057).
- Human Medicine and Dentistry interns will receive a bonus of S/100.
- In the case of the National Teaching Profession, the payment of the Christmas bonus is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 29944, the Teachers’ Reform Law, granting teachers with full-time work hours an amount not less than that indicated in literal a) of numeral 7.1 of article 7 of the Public Sector Budget Law for Fiscal Year 2024.
How do I know if I am eligible for the National Holidays bonus?
The public budget law for fiscal year 2024 provides for the payment of bonuses to state employees and officials. According to the Supreme Decree published in the newspaper El Peruano, state workers must meet these requirements to receive this benefit for Fiestas Patrias:
- Having been working as of June 30, 2024, or on vacation leave, paid leave, or receiving the subsidies indicated in the Social Security Modernization Law in Health.
- Have a seniority of at least three months as of June 30 of this year. If the indicated time is not met, said concept is paid in proportion to the months and days worked.
When is the S/300 Christmas bonus paid?
The Ministry of Economy and Finance, on behalf of the Executive Branch, authorized the payment of the Fiestas Patrias bonus of S/300 for public sector employees, which will be deposited in the July 2024 payroll. Below, review the Banco de la Nación schedule:
Thursday, July 18
- Presidency of the Council of Ministers
- Power of attorney
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Public universities
- Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic
- Ombudsman’s Office
- National Board of Justice
- Public ministry
- constitutional Court
- Congress of the republic
- National Elections Jury
- National Office of Electoral Processes
- National Registry of Identification and Civil Status
- Regional governments: agricultural executing units.
Friday, July 19
- Ministry of Education (UGEL 01, 03 and 07) and regional governments (education implementing units, except for Cajamarca, La Libertad, Junín, Piura, Áncash, Loreto and Puno).
Monday, July 22
- Culture Ministry.
- Ministry of Education: less UGEL 01, 03, 07
- Regional Governments: education executing units of Cajamarca, La Libertad, Junín, Piura, Ancash, Loreto and Puno.
Wednesday, July 24
- Ministry of the Environment
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion
- Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation
- Ministry of Energy and Mines
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism
- Ministry of Transport and Communications
- Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation
- Ministry of Production
- Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations
- Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion
- Regional governments: all executing units, except those of education and agriculture.
Thursday, July 25
Source: Larepublica
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