All workers in private homes, monthly or hourly, who are in a dependency relationship must receive in this month of June the first half of the complementary annual salary, known as aguinaldo.
On the part of employers, there are usually several doubts about what is the amount that corresponds to pay, how it is calculated and until what date it can be paid.
When is the bonus of the domestic worker due in 2023?
The Complementary Annual Salary is divided into two payments: a half bonus in June and the other in December. Each half bonus corresponds to 50% of the highest monthly remuneration received by the worker within each of the semesters.
The Supplementary Annual Salary is divided into two payments, the first in June and the other in December. Photo: Shutterstock.
According to the provisions of Law 26,844, the deadline to paythe first installment of the Christmas bonus is the last working day of June.
Tax expert Sebastián Dominguez explained to Clarín that the payment date will depend on the worker's last working day. If the employee goes home only on Mondays, she should be paid on the last Monday in June, which is not necessarily the 30th."
On the other hand, he said that "there will be employers who decide to pay it a few days before the stipulated date and it is valid, what should not happen is that it is paid later."
The first installment of the Christmas bonus is paid on the last working day of June. Photo Shutterstock.
How is the bonus of a domestic worker calculated?
An amount equivalent to half of the best gross monthly remuneration for the semester must be paid. That is, what was charged between January and June, inclusive, is taken into account.
If the employee did not work the full six months, a proportional payment must be paid: the days worked (straight) are taken and divided by the 180 days of the semester.
This could happen for workers who started after January 1, for those who ended the employment relationship before June 30, or in cases of maternity or unpaid leave.
The criterion of paying half of the best salary of the semester applies to all cases, both monthly and hourly employees.
tag. Monthly modality: the SAC is half of the month with the highest gross salary. In general it is the last salary increase, although there are special cases in which this is not the case. For example, if overtime was paid another month, if the last month you did not work or did not receive full salary, etc.
tag. Hourly modality: in the case of workers with daily pay, the month in which the highest amount was paid is also taken. The values will depend on the number of days and hours worked in the month and the amount per hour.
Meanwhile, as the mandatory contribution of private homes is a fixed amount per month, there is no proportional contribution for the Christmas bonus.
The Christmas bonus must be paid to both employees who earn per month and those who work by the hour. Photo: Lucía Merle.
How much does a domestic worker currently earn per hour according to each category?
With the increase of 7% on salaries in May, in June the minimum amounts of the scales of the item are as follows:
tag. Personnel for general tasks: it is responsible for cleaning, washing, ironing, maintenance, preparation and cooking of meals and, in general, all other typical household tasks. It is the most used category, since it includes the domestic worker or maid who provides cleaning and maintenance services in family homes.
- With withdrawal: $777 an hour
No withdrawal: $838 an hour
tag. Supervisor: is the staff responsible for carrying out the coordination and control of the tasks carried out by two or more people under their charge. For example, a supervisor who controls the cleaning tasks of a group of employees.
With withdrawal: $938 an hour
- No withdrawal: $1,062.20 an hour
tag. Personnel for specific tasks: this category includes mainly cooks hired exclusively to perform such work, as well as any other domestic task that requires special skills of the staff to be able to carry it out.
With withdrawal: $887.5 an hour
- No withdrawal: $973 an hour
tag. Landlords: refers to the personnel who provide tasks related to general care and the preservation of a dwelling where they live on the occasion of the employment contract. It is the only category that is presumed without retirement.
- $838 an hour
tag. Assistance and care of people: includes the assistance and non-therapeutic care of people, such as: sick people, people with disabilities, children, adolescents, older adults. This category determines the salary of a nanny or home caregivers (for example, a person who cares for older adults).
- With withdrawal: $838 an hour
- No withdrawal: $937.5 an hour
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