--- title: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Employers Must Grant Paid Leave for Labor and Administrative Procedures Following New Labor Code Reform" description: New Reform image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/hombre-de-negocios-dando-dinero-mientras-hace-trato-de-acuerdo-un-contrato-de-bienes-raices.jpg --- [![BDS blanco ingles](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png?width=100&height=50&name=BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png "BDS blanco ingles")](https://www.bdsasesores.com) - [Team](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/team/) - [Services](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/services/) - Blog - [Labor Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog) - [Corporate Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/apriori-blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Store](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/tienda/) - [Contact](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/contact/) - English - [English](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Español](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=es-cr) ![](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Theme-Delight%20BDS%20Asesores/images/logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png?width=200&name=logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png) ##### Oct 14, 2025 4:40:44 PM ##### 1 min. read #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Employers Must Grant Paid Leave for Labor and Administrative Procedures Following New Labor Code Reform 1:14 # #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Employers Must Grant Paid Leave for Labor and Administrative Procedures Following New Labor Code Reform On October 7, 2025, Bill No. 23,142—**amending Article 515** of the Labor Code—was approved in its second reading. Under this amendment, employers will be required to grant **paid leave** to employees who need to take time off to carry out **personal procedures** before the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS in Spanish) or to **participate in disciplinary proceedings** within the Public Administration. These situations are not currently regulated by the Labor Code, often resulting in uncertainty as to whether such leave should be authorized. This reform will enter into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette. For further guidance on this or other labor-related matters, we invite you to use our **BDS TOOLS** self-management platform, where you can access the full alert, along with practical resources, specialized guides, and other materials.   ![BDS Asesores](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20Logo-01.png?width=250&height=113&name=BDS%20Logo-01.png) --- *Would you like to learn more about this and other legal topics? 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