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December 1, 2012 at 12:00 am #165354
VictoriaLST
MemberSince 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 #165355elindermuller
MemberDoes 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 #165356davidd
Member[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 #165357VictoriaLST
MemberA 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 #165358Andrew
KeymasterI 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 #165359VictoriaLST
MemberPerfecto Scott – as always.
January 24, 2013 at 9:28 pm #165360elindermuller
MemberScott 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 #165361costaricafinca
ParticipantBy 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 #165362DavidCMurray
Participant[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 #165363costaricafinca
ParticipantThose 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 #165364DavidCMurray
ParticipantWhew! 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 #165365jmcbuilder
ParticipantWith the Aguinaldo does that also include paying into Costa Rica’s pension an additional 13th payment?
January 25, 2013 at 8:11 pm #165366davidd
Member[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 #165367costaricafinca
ParticipantNo, 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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