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#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Private Life vs. Work Life: To What Extent May an Employer Intervene in the Private Sphere of Their Employees

Within the powers granted by law, an employer has managerial, supervisory, and disciplinary authority over the actions of their employees, provided such actions fall within the scope of the employment relationship. Therefore, individuals should, in theory, be able to behave as they wish outside the workplace and outside working hours without it affecting their labor rights, correct? Well, the answer is not so definitive.

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: CCSS Establishes New Rules Regarding Certified Medical Leaves and Statutory Leaves of Absence

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) has approved a key amendment to the Regulation on the...

#ElSalvador 🇸🇻 #BDS_LaborAlert: 12% Increase to Minimum Wage Approved, Effective June

Effective June 1, 2025, the new minimum wage rates in El Salvador will come into force, as...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Termination Due to Poor Performance: The Key Steps Your Company Must Document and Why

An employee’s poor performance may constitute serious misconduct and, therefore, justify dismissal...

#DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS_LaborAlert: Government Announces Historic Wage Increase for the Tourism Sector

More than 250,000 workers in the hotel, casino, bar, and restaurant sectors in the Dominican...

#DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS_Article: The Dominican Labor Market Keeps Getting Stronger

The most recent report issued by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, based on preliminary...

#Panama 🇵🇦 #BDS_LaborAlert: Increase in the Employer Contribution Rate to the Social Security Administration

On March 18, 2025, Law No. 462 was published in Panama’s Official Gazette. This law amends, adds,...

#DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS_LaborAlert: 25% Minimum Wage Increase Approved for Free Zone Sector

The Ministry of Labor and the National Wage Committee have announced a 25% increase in the minimum...

#ElSalvador 🇸🇻 #BDS_LaborAlert: Government Proposes Income Tax Exemption for Salaries up to $550

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced on Tuesday that he submitted a proposal to...

#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS_LaborAlert: Extended Maternity Leave Subsidy

In Nicaragua, both the Labor Code (Act No. 185) and the Social Security Act (Consolidated Text of...