philodog - 11-21-2017 at 10:49 AM
What would be an appropriate Christmas bonus for part time workers. Specifically a gardener and housekeeper who work about 4-6 hours a week all year?
Thanks.
woody with a view - 11-21-2017 at 11:21 AM
Give them a months pay.
Udo - 11-21-2017 at 12:11 PM
That is a great rule of thumb, Woody!
Bob and Susan - 11-21-2017 at 12:14 PM
here is the rule from ol'rolly
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The law requires that the following items be paid whether or not the worker is registered with the IMSS.
Aguinaldo (Christmas Bonus)
The aguinaldo must be paid on or before the 20th of December.
The aguinaldo must be paid in cash; gifts, Christmas baskets, and other presents do not fulfill the requirement.
The aguinaldo must equal 15 days of salary.
To calculate the amount for a part-time employee, divide the number of days worked during the year past by 365.
Multiply that figure by 15 x the daily salary to determine the amount of the aguinaldo.
Examples:
If you have an employee who works one day a week for $50 pesos:
52/365 x 15 x 50 = $106.85 pesos
If the worker is paid by the week and has worked a full year, use a multiplier of 2.14 to make the math easier.
If the worker is paid $500 pesos per week, then it is $500 x 2 .14 = $1070 pesos
If the weekly worker has not worked a full year, divide the number of weeks worked by 52.14 x 15 x the daily salary (weekly salary divided by 7) to
determine the amount of the aguinaldo.
surabi - 11-21-2017 at 01:28 PM
Bob and Susan, you are correct, but you neglected to mention that vacation pay is also owed. The formula for that can also be found on the Rollybrook
website.
These payments are mandated by law, folks. It is not a matter of what is "appropriate"., or just some number you pull out of a hat.
philodog - 11-21-2017 at 03:47 PM
Thanks much 
Question answered. And that rollybrook website is great, never knew
it existed.
Udo - 11-21-2017 at 04:24 PM
So what is the rollybrook web site?
gator - 11-21-2017 at 04:40 PM
http://rollybrook.com/
BajaBlanca - 11-22-2017 at 08:19 AM
Great info!
surabi - 11-23-2017 at 07:18 PM
Once you work out, according to the info above, how much Christmas bonus and vacation pay is owed your employees, it's a very good idea to get them to
sign a dated receipt acknowledging that they received these payments.
I know several people who were taken to court (employees don't have to pay for this, there are govt. offices that deal with this) by their employees
for unpaid monies owed. The employers thought these employees were their great friends, and were shocked when this happened.
BajaTed - 11-25-2017 at 11:40 AM
After my father passed on, our long term housekeeper saw the writing on the wall.
She got bad advice from her Ejido neighbors and tried to sue for alleged vacation pay owed, etc.
Appeared in front of the judge in S. Ensenada and he was ready to rule in her favor, only thing that saved us was a $$$ loan she had defaulted on
after we got it accepted as evidence.