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#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Conciliate Before Suing: An Effective Path to Resolving Labor Disputes

Disagreements are a normal occurrence throughout the employment relationship. It is understandable that workers and employers may have differing perspectives. However, this alone should not foster a litigious culture in which all types of disputes are taken directly to the judicial system.

#ElSalvador 🇸🇻 #BDS_Article: Minimum Wage Adjustment: Key Considerations for Business Management

The recent 12% increase in the minimum wage in El Salvador, effective as of June 1, 2025, presents...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Leave of Absence Due to Emotional Bond with Pets: Is It Possible?

According to the National Household Survey (ENAHO), it was determined that by 2024, 62.2% of...

#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...

#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,...