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December 1, 2012 at 12:00 am #165354VictoriaLSTMember
Since we are new to this, we would like to get it correct:
Part-time employee with variable income: 1/12 of total income for the year.
Caretaker who receives free housing: 1/12 of value of housing?
December 7, 2012 at 8:55 pm #165355elindermullerMemberDoes the caretaker also get wages, or only free housing ? What kind of contract do you have ?
The other one, 1/12 is o.k.
They also get vacations, 1 day per month.
If they don´t take those days off, you calculate 1/26 of the received wages.
December 7, 2012 at 10:41 pm #165356daviddMember[quote=”elindermuller”]Does the caretaker also get wages, or only free housing ? What kind of contract do you have ?
The other one, 1/12 is o.k.
They also get vacations, 1 day per month.
If they don´t take those days off, you calculate 1/26 of the received wages.[/quote]
elindermuller
where can I send over my bank account details so you can deposit my aguinaldo 🙂
January 24, 2013 at 9:04 pm #165357VictoriaLSTMemberA new question: Does every employee get aquinaldo or is it just Ticos? What about an employee from Nicaragua?
January 24, 2013 at 9:11 pm #165358AndrewKeymasterI think we can safely assume that the [i]aguinaldo[/i] applies to anybody – of any nationality – who is employed in Costa Rica as they will all be protected by Costa Rica’s rather complicated Labor Laws.
Scott
January 24, 2013 at 9:27 pm #165359VictoriaLSTMemberPerfecto Scott – as always.
January 24, 2013 at 9:28 pm #165360elindermullerMemberScott is right, this also applies for vacations, social security and workers insurance.
Make sure the Nicaraguan workers have work permit.January 24, 2013 at 9:44 pm #165361costaricafincaParticipantBy law, even if your worker does not have a work permit, you are required to pay the [i]aguinaldo[/i] and some may also have to pay out an extra month of both alimony and child support.
January 24, 2013 at 10:36 pm #165362DavidCMurrayParticipant[u]Who[/u] has to pay an extra month of alimony and child support, crf, and to whom?
January 24, 2013 at 10:43 pm #165363costaricafincaParticipantThose who are presently paying either alimony or child support [u]must[/u] pay an extra month to the recipient, according to CR law.
January 24, 2013 at 11:28 pm #165364DavidCMurrayParticipantWhew! It sounded like you were saying that the employer had to pay the extra alimony and child support.
January 25, 2013 at 3:56 pm #165365jmcbuilderParticipantWith the Aguinaldo does that also include paying into Costa Rica’s pension an additional 13th payment?
January 25, 2013 at 8:11 pm #165366daviddMember[quote=”jmcbuilder”]With the Aguinaldo does that also include paying into Costa Rica’s pension an additional 13th payment?[/quote]
jmcbuilder
do you have my aguinaldo ready???:D:D:D
January 25, 2013 at 8:27 pm #165367costaricafincaParticipantNo, just the extra month salary plus any other benefits you have provided over the year that you paid to the worker, including overtime, holiday pay. If it is a domestic worker, the calculation of wages must include an estimate of the value of food and lodging supplied, not just regular wages.
If your employee has worked more than one month, but less than 12, you divide the total by the number of months that the employee has worked.
[url=http://www.examiner.com/article/aguinaldo-the-required-christmas-bonus-costa-rica]Here is a good link[/url] -
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