Christmas gift: in instalments this year

In instalments will be paid the Christmas gift to tenants in parole in December. The basic amount will be paid by 21 December by employers and state, while a small portion will be provided by the state by January 31. In particular:

• Until 21 December the payment of the first instalment by employers and the state.
• Employers will pay by 21 December the whole of the Gift in proportion to the days of actual employment of the tenants them during the period from 1^η May to 31 December.
• By 21 December, the State will also pay the amount of the Gift corresponding to the period(s) of suspension from 1^η May to 30 November, calculated on the basis of special purpose compensation of 534 and of EUR 800.
• In the second year, and by 31 January, the State will pay the part of the Gift corresponding to the December suspension period.

For example,

• Employee with a nominal salary of 1,000 euros, suspended in May, November and from 1 to 20 December.
• He will receive on 21 December 690 euros from the employer and 169 euros from the State for the May and November suspension, i.e. total EUR 859.
• By 31 January, he will receive 45 euros from the State for the part of the Gift corresponding to the 20 days of suspension in December.
• Total for Christmas gift will receive €904 and lose €96.

Therefore, those who were on parole until 30 November but are not suspended in December will receive all the Gift Aid to which they are entitled until 21 December.

The same formula will also be used to pay workers who have joined the «Co-Work» mechanism». The amount of the Christmas Bonus attributable to the period of affiliation to this mechanism and borne by employers is paid by 21 December. Similarly, the amount attributable to the period of inclusion in the mechanism and borne by the State budget shall be paid by the Ministry of Labour directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries - employees, as follows:

• for the period of inclusion up to 30.11.2020, payment is made until 21.12.2020
• for the period of inclusion from 1.12.2020 to 31.12.2020, payment shall be made by 31.1.2021.

«Scissors» for those on parole

Those who have been on contract suspension some time since 1^η May to 31 December will get a fractionally «clipped» Gift. The amount of the Christmas Gift that the state will pay to all the employees for suspensions from May to October and December shall be set at EUR 67 - 69 per month of suspension  Accordingly, the amount of the Fee to be paid by the State for the November suspensions is as follows EUR 100 for those who were suspended throughout November.

ΌThe longer the period of suspension, the greater the loss.

Here is a complete guide with detailed examples of this year's Christmas Gift payments:

1^η speed - The whole 13th salary 

The entire 13th salary will receive on 21 December from the employer, as is always the case for employees who were not suspended at all this year from May to December.

The 8-month period from May to December counts for the calculation of the Gift. Therefore, employees who were suspended in March and April, i.e. with the first 45 days, but who work normally from May to 31/12 are entitled to the full 13^ο salary on 21 December from their employer.

2^η speed 

Workers who were put suspended in May or summer and until October, but not in November or December will receive a Gift based on their nominal salary and the allowance of EUR 534.

For example:

An employee with a salary of 800 euros, suspended in May, June and July will receive 515 euros from the employer and 206 from the state, for a total of 722 euros.

The same employee with a salary of 1,200 euros will receive 773 from the employer and 206 from the state, for a total of 979 euros.

An employee with a salary of 1,000 euros, suspended in May and June will receive 774 euros from the employer and 137 from the state, for a total of 911 euros.

The same employee with a salary of 1,400 euros will receive 1,084 from the employer and 137 from the state, for a total of 1,221 euros.

At this rate, only part-time workers, who had a nominal salary below 534 euros before the suspension, are the winners.

3^η speed

Workers who entered suspended in May or summer and re-entered in November, will receive a gift based on the nominal salary, EUR 534 and EUR 800.

For example:

An employee with a nominal salary of 800 euros, suspended in May and November will receive 619 euros from the employer and 169 from the state, for a total of 788 euros.

The same employee with a salary of 1,000 euros will receive 774 from the employer and 169 from the state, for a total of 943 euros.

The same employee with a salary of 1,200 euros will receive 929 from the employer and 169 from the state, for a total of 1,098 euros.

The same employee if he has a salary of 650 euros will receive 503 from the employer and 169 from the state, a total of 672 euros.

At this speed, winners come out:

• part-time workers, who before the suspension had a nominal salary below EUR 534, as well as
• full-time workers on the minimum wage of €650 - as long as they have only one month of suspension in the spring or summer. They are saved if they have up to 2 months of suspension before November. For example, a worker with a salary of €650 who was suspended in May, June and November will receive €421 from the employer and €237 from the state, for a total of €658.

4^η speed

Employees suspended for the first time in November and December, will receive a Christmas bonus based on their nominal salary, the EUR 800 and the EUR 534 special allowance.

For example:

An employee with a nominal salary of 800 euros, suspended in November and the first 13 days of December, will receive 679 euros from the employer and 144 from the state, for a total of 823 euros.

The same employee with a salary of 1,000 euros will receive 849 from the employer and 144 from the state, for a total of 993 euros

The same employee with a salary of 1,200 euros will receive 1,019 from the employer and 144 from the state, for a total of 1,163 euros

At this speed, the winners are :

• part-time workers, who before the suspension had a nominal salary below EUR 534, as well as
• full-time workers with nominal salaries of up to EUR 800.

The contributions 

Insurance contributions (insured and employer or insured) on the Christmas holiday allowance for suspended employees corresponding to the period of suspension are calculated on the nominal salary or daily wage of the employee and are covered by the State Budget. Gift contributions are determined through the Analytical Periodic Declaration (ARD) submitted by the employer for the Christmas holiday allowance. For the proportion of the Gift corresponding to the period of suspension, the details of the nominal salary or daily wage, full-time, part-time or rotational employment based on private law employment contracts of indefinite or fixed term, shall be entered in the IAD.

For employees who have submitted unilateral suspension declarations, the contributions of the Gift are calculated on the special purpose allowance. The contributions to the Gratuity for employees who are part of the «Co-working» mechanism are calculated on the nominal salary and are covered by the State Budget.