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Re:Atlassian tells employees they can work from home forever by TheReveller on Saturday August 08, 2020 @01:43AM (#24089355)
I worked in Switzerland, the 13th month wasn't a bonus, they simply took your salary, divided that by 13, that was your monthly payment and you got 2 of them in December.

Also many bills are due on the first of January for the whole next year e.g. insurance. So it was kinda like a holiday and large bill windfall, but it wasn't additional to salary.

That was just one company, maybe other countries or employers are different.

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Re:Atlassian tells employees they can work from home forever by freetanga on Saturday August 08, 2020 @02:41AM (#24089606)
This. You know your yearly salary (gross and net). Then you get it in different schemes depending on country and company. Some I now are:

- 14 payments (extras in June and December)

- 12+1 in December

- 12 + 2 x 0.5 (one extra in June and the other In December)

I believe dates were pick to match Xmas and Summer Holidays, two big spending anomalies

Anyhow you always negotiate yearly gross.

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Re:Atlassian tells employees they can work from home forever by Aeolun on Saturday August 08, 2020 @06:46AM (#24090584)
Not in the Netherlands. I always negotiated monthly gross. Then your 13th month and summer bonus suddenly actually feel like bonuses, even if the company includes it in the full yearly amount.
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