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Last updated on October 29, 2024.
Vacation (Annual Leave) Quota
15 days (paid at 130% of the regular wages)
Employees in El Salvador receive a minimum of 15 days of paid vacation each year. The company must pay these vacation days at 130% of the regular employee’s wages.
Eligibility
Employees are eligible for vacation leave after 12 months at the company or 200 workdays in a year. They are also entitled to a bonus after completing one year of service.
The calculation of vacation leave privileges occurs from 12 December to 12 December each year.
Taking a Vacation Leave
Annual leave may not start on a day off or a day of a public holiday. If a weekly rest day or a public holiday falls within the annual leave, they don’t extend the total duration of leave.
Carry Over
Not allowed.
Employees cannot carry forward vacation days not taken during the year into the following year. These unused days of annual leave may not be cashed out and are considered lost.
PTO Payout at Termination
Must be paid.
If an employment contract ends due to the employer, or if the employee is fired without cause by December 12, the employee must receive a payout and a bonus for the work completed until the termination, as well as any unused vacation days.
Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Parental Leave
Maternity Leave
Female employees are entitled to up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave at the rate of 75% of their regular wages. Employees can take 6 weeks of leave before the expected due date and 10 weeks after the child is born. Maternity leave can be extended pre-birth if there is a pregnancy-related illness.
After the 4th month of pregnancy, the woman cannot be assigned to physical work.
Employees are required to provide their employers with a medical certificate stating their pregnancy status and expected due date.
Paternity Leave
Male employees are entitled to up to 2 days of paid leave. This leave is a part of an emergency family leave. An employee is required to submit a birth certificate or judgment of adoption to the employer for granting this leave.
Sick Leave, Paid Sick Leave, and Family Care Leave
Employees are entitled to up to 26 weeks of paid sick leave. The employer is required to pay for the first three days and then the social security covers the remainder.
Employees with a disability are entitled to social security coverage for up to one year.
If an employee is disabled due to an occupational disease or accident, he/she must receive a higher benefit. In the case of temporary or total incapacity/disability, an employee may at least be provided 50% of his average wage while in the case of fatal injury, the survivors may be provided with 40% of the deceased employee’s average wage in periodical payments.
Jury Duty Leave and Voting Leave (Leave due to Public Interest)
Not specified by law.
Bereavement Leave
Employees are entitled to use their emergency family leave for this purpose.
Public Holidays in El Salvador for 2024
Date | Holiday |
---|---|
January 1 | New Year |
March 28 | Maundy Thursday |
March 29 | Good Friday |
March 30 | Easter |
May 1 | Worker’s Day |
May 10 | Mother’s Day |
Jun 17 | Father’s Day |
August 6 | Feast of San Salvador |
September 15 | Independence Day |
November 2 | All Souls’ Day |
December 25 | Christmas |
To learn more about laws in various countries, check out our Leave Laws page.
All materials have been prepared for general information purposes only to permit you to learn more about this region's leave laws. The information presented is not legal advice, is not to be acted on as such, and may not be current. Please contact your local legal counsel to learn more about the leave laws in your country.
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