Mexico City.- The Ministry of Labor (STPS) will cross data with the Tax Administration Service (SAT) to verify that companies make the payment of utilities that by law corresponds to workers.
Although the verification was already done, now the data crossing will be reinforced, which is carried out in the summer by labor authorities based on the results, in order to examine companies where there are signs of non-compliance, explained Alejandro Salafranca, head of the Unit of Decent Work, of the STPS.
“Within the universe of 40,000 inspections there is a special operation called PTU (profits), it is an operation that is carried out after the payment dates to check if cash has been made, it is an operation that is carried out in summer, with data crossing with the SAT, to see who paid and who did not.
“In order not to carry out random inspections, the objective is to maximize the operation and go to the companies that we have previous information that gives us indication that there could be a breach,” said Salafranca.
He explained that the companies notify the SAT of what is called the PTU cover, which includes the amount that can be distributed to the workers and, with this, the STPS has a clear list of which companies have had profits, which have an obligation to distribute them and the amounts.
He recalled that in 2022, most companies did comply with their payment, since it is very difficult not to do so due to the information they provide to the SAT and, if they do not, they are subject to sanctions.
Last year, he highlighted, a historic figure was distributed for the subcontracting reform, where 2.9 million workers were recognized by real employers.
“It is very difficult not to comply. The companies report to the SAT and, by law, the information must be given to the workers’ representatives. It is very difficult for public and transparent information that you have officially reported to the SAT that does “You had the profits, which comply with the rules, it is very difficult for you not to do it, it is not an opaque universe. It may be companies that do not do it on time or due to cash flow problems, but the vast majority do comply,” he assured Salafranca.
Regarding the historical distribution of profits, he commented that each year the figures are different, since there are activities that were moderated by the international context, as in this case due to the pandemic.
“Logic would indicate that the figure for the previous year would have to be similar to or improve, although the profits of companies are not the same every year,” he stressed.
“For example, the price of copper has moderated, which may mean that the profits of companies that are dedicated to copper may moderate, but it may be that other sectors that were impacted by the pandemic and now are no longer so” .
According to the 2023 Inspection Program, the Ministry of Labor will carry out strategic verifications, and one line of action is to monitor compliance with labor obligations of an economic nature, such as bonuses, minimum wages, and employee participation in the company’s profits.
