Five Companies Face Sanctions Over Profit Sharing Irregularities in Quintana Roo

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The state’s Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (STyPS) has opened five administrative sanction proceedings against companies suspected of failing to distribute profit-sharing payments to their workers.

Secretary Verónica Salinas Mozo said verification operations began after the legal window for profit sharing closed in late June. Inspectors issued more than 950 requests for documents such as payroll records, contracts, and proof of profit-sharing payments.

According to Salinas, inspections confirmed that 557 million pesos were paid out in profit sharing across the state. However, after receiving 45 complaints from workers, authorities launched follow-up inspections to determine whether irregularities occurred.

Five Companies Under Investigation

Salinas said five companies have already been given sanction files. They now have three months to prove whether they had distributable profits and, if so, demonstrate that they made the payments as required by the Federal Labor Law.

“The procedure lasts about three months, because once they are notified they have 15 days to correct any issues,” she explained.

Employers must submit payroll records, tax returns filed with the SAT (Mexico’s tax authority), and documentation from the joint commission responsible for calculating profit sharing. If they fail to comply, inspectors may expand the review to cover other labor benefits and working conditions.

Fines for Noncompliance

Salinas reminded businesses that the Federal Labor Law imposes fines for failing to pay profit sharing. Penalties range from 250 to 5,000 units of the UMA (a Mexican inflation-indexed measure), depending on the severity of the violations.