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No legal provision, requires employers in the private sector to pay 13^th and/or 14^th salary. Nevertheless, the 13^th and/or 14^th salary must be paid in case of:

1) a Collective Agreement in force,
2) a personal contract or an employment agreement made upon employment,
3) existing company practice.

Once the 13^th and/or 14^th salary is paid, even if it is not prescribed in a written agreement, then it is considered to be the company’s practice and consequently paid every year.

In all the above mentioned cases, the 13^th and/or 14^th salary is mandatory according to the Protection of Wages Law.

It is stressed that, according to the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Law of 2023 , employers are obliged to inform employees, in writing, with regards to their terms of employment, including the 13^th and/or 14^th salary, if provided.

1. Is the 13th and/or 14th salary mandatory?

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