Easily manage employment in Bolivia

Employees are entitled to paid annual leave after spending an entire year working for an employer. Leave entitlements depend on the number of years an employee has worked with an employer and are structured as displayed below: - One to five years of uninterrupted services: 15 working days - Five to 10 years of uninterrupted services: 20 working days - More than 10 years of uninterrupted services: 30 working days

Employees are entitled to take national and local holidays off work, and employers are forbidden to negotiate with employees to work on holidays for any remuneration.

Employers are mandated to register their employees with appropriate social security agencies within five days of employment. Sick employees can draw their normal wages from the employer after certification by the social security office, and the employer can, in turn, process refunds from the state for the benefits paid out.

Female employees are entitled to 90 days of fully paid maternity leave, starting at least 45 days before delivery. In addition, postpartum employees can take an hour’s break to breastfeed, in addition to the mandatory two-hour breaks for all employees. Employers are mandated to issue a maternity benefit equivalent to one month’s pay to a postpartum employee, as well as pre-natal and nursing subsidies of nutritional items, equivalent to one month’s wages.

Partners of pregnant employees are not entitled to any paid time off, but rather, are protected from dismissal for one year, counting from their child’s delivery.

- Adoption benefits: Adoptive parents are protected from dismissal for a year, starting from the date the adoption decision was finalized.