Bolivia Payroll and Benefits Benchmark guide

Minimum wage is 2060BOB ($297) monthly

Salaries are paid on monthly basis on the last day of the month. Employees are paid a Christmas bonus in December equal to one months salary.

Fulltime employment is considered 48 hours weekly for men, and 40 for woman.

Overtime is paid at 200%

Employees contribute 16.71% of their wages

Employers can make voluntary contributions to employees pension plans. Employees contribute 12% of their wages.

45 days of leave before and after delivery (90 days in total) for the birth of every child. Female employees must be granted a period of one hour per day for breastfeeding during the child's first year, under schedules established by the employer. This hour must not be included in the two-hour break entitlement

partners of pregnant employees are protected from dismissal for a period of one year following the child's birth. They are also entitled to three days' paid leave when the child is born.

No specific laws.

Employees on an indefinite contract require notification from the employer 90 days before termination. Temporary employment contracts terminated after:
1 month = 1 week notice, 3 months = 15 days notice, 1 year = 30 day notice.

Employee must provide 30 days of notice if on an indefinite contract.

Employees are entitled to three salaries, plus one salary for every year employed by the company. If employed for less than one year, payments will be a percentage of salary correlating to the percentage of time of the year worked.

13% rate.