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Discover which countries require a 13th-month or Christmas bonus in December 2025, with payment dates, methods, and legal notes.

In some countries, employers are legally required to pay a mandatory bonus, often called a “13th month salary,” “SAC,” or “Christmas bonus”, at the end of the calendar year. This article outlines:

1. Which countries have mandatory December bonuses,
2. Whether the bonus is paid with the salary or separately, and
3. The applicable payment dates.

If a country does not appear in the table, it means that no mandatory December bonus applies.

Latin America

Europe

Africa

Asia-Pacific

Several countries will pay salaries earlier than usual in December 2025 due to holiday banking schedules. Use the tables below to confirm your country’s adjusted payment date. Countries not listed follow their standard salary payment timeline.

How to Use This Guide

✅ Step 1 – Find your country

Scroll to your region and locate your country in the table.

✅ Step 2 – Compare dates

Check the “Typical Salary Payment” versus the “December 2025 Salary Payment” to understand whether your payment is earlier than usual.

Africa

Europe

Asia

Americas

Oceania

Notes and Practical Tips

• “Last working day” refers to the final local business day before public holidays.
• If your salary is paid on the 25th of the month ordinarily and the 25th is a national holiday, your salary will be paid the last working day immediately preceding the 25th,

Countries Not Listed Above

If your country does not appear in the tables, your salary will follow the usual monthly cycle with no changes for December 2025.

You can view your deposit invoices and download a detailed Excel breakdown from the Payroll Hub.

A deposit invoice is generated when you onboard a new employee, covering the required deposit before their start date. You can view all of your deposit invoices and download a report showing exactly how each one was calculated.

Before you begin

• Admin users have full access to all deposit invoices and downloads.
• Readonly users can view and export reports.
• Team Manager and Team Leader users can only access reports for employees on their assigned team(s).

✅ Step 1 – Log in to the Playroll platform

Log in to the Playroll platform using https://app.playroll.com/.

✅ Step 2 – Open Billing under Payroll Hub

Select "Payroll Hub" on the left-hand side of the dashboard, then select "Billing" from the dropdown that appears.

✅ Step 3 – Open the Deposit Invoices tab

Select the "Deposit Invoices" tab to view all your deposit invoices, including their status, due dates, and amounts.

✅ Step 4 – Download the Excel breakdown

Select the three dots on the right-hand side of the screen for the deposit invoice you want to view the breakdown for, then select "Download Excel Report".

The report breaks down exactly how the deposit invoice was calculated, including employee details, salary components, tax and contribution details, employer contributions, currency conversions, and any pro-rated amounts.