Overview
- Mexico’s Labor Ministry reminded employers this week to deposit worker profit sharing on time, with companies due by May 30 and individuals with business activity due by June 29.
- Workers who resigned or were dismissed can still collect a proportional share if they meet the legal rules, which include a 60‑day minimum for temporary staff while plant employees keep the right regardless of days worked.
- Profit sharing is split in two parts, with half based on days worked and half on wages, and the payment is capped at three months of salary or the worker’s three‑year average, whichever is higher.
- Employees who are not paid on time can seek free help from the federal labor defense office, have up to one year to file a claim, and employers that fail to pay face UMA‑based fines that can reach about 586,550 pesos per worker.
- The payment window follows annual tax filings because the law gives 60 days after returns to distribute profits, and authorities note PTU distributions rose 150% to 259,610 million pesos in 2024 after the 2021 subcontracting reform.