HOLIDAYS AND PAYING EMPLOYEES
Law 8442 reformed the Labor Code, Law 2, Article 148, last year moving several holidays from their calendar day to the following Monday. The holidays include April 11, July 25, Aug. 15, and Oct. 12. This year April 11 falls on Tuesday of Semana Santa week. Based on the law the day will be celebrated Monday, April 17, thereby extending the holiday.
The 9 paid holidays are Jan. 1 (New Years), April 11 (Juan Santamaría Day), Holy Thursday and Holy Friday during Easter Week, May 1 (Labor Day), July 25 (Annexation of Guanacaste Day), Aug. 15 (Mother’s Day), Sept. 15 (Costa Rica Independence Day), and Dec. 25 (Christmas Day).
The two unpaid holidays are Aug. 2 (La Virgin de Los Angeles) and Oct. 12, Cultural Day, known as Christopher Columbus Day in the United States and el Día de la Raza in other Latin countries.
AGUINALDO:
EVERY EMPLOYEE gets in Dec. what is equivalent to a 13th Month of Pay (an Aguinaldo)!!
This is due to ALL employees of ANY duration BY the 2nd week of December - MANDATORY!!
For a WONDERFUL/EASY to figure out description on how to calculate it go to EscazuNews Daniels site:
http://newsletter.escazunews.com/index.php?pr=Ezn_NavidadChristmas
When you let someone go that's been with you at least 90 days you MUST pay them a portion of this (trust you me, if you let someone go that has been with you over 90 days and you have NOT given them ALL that is due to them - WATCH OU!! And NO MATTER WHAT, YOU will NOT WIN!!!
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