Bonuses have strict deadlines. What are the legal provisions and what are the payment terms? And what actions can workers take if they do not receive payment?
November 14, 2025 – 10:18am
he Additional Annual Payroll (SAC)), commonly known as “”bonus“” equals one-half of the highest monthly salary received during each calendar semester. This reward will be paid in two installments. One in the middle of the year and one in the middle of the year. december.
The deadline for the first installment is June 30th, while the second installment must be deposited on June 30th. December 18th. In the latter case, andThere is an additional margin of up to 4 business days, and this year the deadline will be extended to: December 24th. The purpose is to allow workers to use the money for holiday expenses.
Contents stipulated by law regarding deadlines
The Labor Contract Act thoroughly stipulates deadlines. he Article 122 of Standard number 27,073 “The supplementary annual salary shall be paid in two installments, the first on June 30 of each year and the second on December 18 of each year.”
If you don’t see your bonus: Recommended steps
If the deposit is not made within the statutory deadline (including a 4 working day extension), the worker may initiate alternative proceedings.
- Be friendly to your employer: Regularize your payments immediately.
- complaint: If there is still no reply, Complaints can be filed with the Department of Labor individually or jointly with other employees in the same situation.
- Consider yourself fired. There are also more drastic examples contemplated by labor regulations. Article 242 of the Employment Contracts Act allows a worker to be deemed to have been fired if he or she sustains a serious injury and to claim appropriate compensation.
It is up to the court to decide whether non-payment of bonuses constitutes such a material breach. If this happens, the financial penalties for companies can be significant.
Who receives the bonus?
For paid workers, Applies to both private and public sectors.
All dependent employees in Argentina are entitled to the 2025 bonus. Regardless of contract type or number of working hours.
This is an important fact, the bonus is a legal right. It doesn’t matter the type of contract or the workload. You are responsible for collecting any dependencies. Includes:
- Workers in the private sector (companies, stores, factories, services, etc.).
- Civil servants (national, prefectural, municipal).
- Workers who sign indefinite contracts.
- fixed-term, temporary, or seasonal workers.
- Full-time or part-time workers.
- Employees of the private residence system.
- Agricultural worker.
This benefit applies to people working under the following contract types:
- indefinite time
- Fixed term
- temporary work
- seasonal labor
- full time or part time
How to calculate the bonus
Bonuses are calculated based on 50% of the highest monthly salary earned.
Monthly compensation considered includes: All salary concepts i.e. base salary, overtime and other forms of payment.
Calculating the bonus for 2025 is easy, but you need to take into account some details to avoid errors and collect the right one.
formula
The bonus is calculated as follows 50% of the highest monthly compensation earned for all concepts within the semester It culminates in June and December each year.
This means you need to determine what your highest salary (including bonuses, overtime, commission, etc.) was between January to June (first time) and July to December (second time).
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