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#Panama 🇵🇦 #BDS_LaborAlert: New Minimum Wage Rates

Executive Decree No. 13 (December 31, 2025), published in Official Gazette No. 30438, establishes new minimum wage rates per hour based on economic activity, occupation, company size, and region. This rates enter into force on January 16, 2026, and will remain in effect for two years.

#Honduras 🇭🇳 #BDS_LaborAlert: Update to the 2026 Progressive Income Tax Table

The Revenue Administration Service (SAR) reported on Thursday, January 8, the update to the ...

#DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS_Informs: Ministry of Labor Reminds Employers That Payroll Data Can Be Updated Through the Virtual Office

The Ministry of Labor reminded employers that the data corresponding to the fixed staff payroll...

#Guatemala 🇬🇹 #BDS_LaborAlert: New Minimum Wages for 2026

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the new minimum wages applicable in Guatemala for 2026 were...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Between Celebration and Compliance: Key Labor Law Issues to Prevent Your Company from Paying the Price This Season

At this time of year, along with Christmas traditions, family gatherings, and end-of-year...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Hiring Foreign Nationals in Costa Rica: Employer Obligations and Risks of Hiring Without Migration Authorization

The presence of foreign talent in Costa Rican companies continues to grow. Sectors such as...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Updated Income Tax Brackets and Minimum Wages for 2026 Published

On Friday, December 5, two Executive Decrees were published updating the income tax brackets for...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Digital-Era Labor Inspections: Novel Changes Requiring Employer Anticipation and Preparation

The labor inspection model in Costa Rica is changing. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security...

#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS_Informs: Key Considerations for the Thirteenth Month Payment (Aguinaldo) in 2025

Articles 93 through 99 of the Labor Code (Act No. 185) establish the employer’s obligation to pay...

#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS_Informs: Key Compliance Notes for the National Holiday of December 8, 2025

The Minister of Labor, Ms. Johana Vanessa Flores Jiménez, through a recent official statement,...