Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Christmas is coming up, so your employees will receive the Aguinaldo, or Christmas bonus. Under Costa Rican labor laws, the Aguinaldo is an obligation if you employ a maid, a gardener, or any other employee in Costa Rica. The Aguinaldo, or Christmas bonus in English, is an “additional salary.” Any employer…
I’m sure you have seen properties advertised on the MLS that has a caretaker’s quarters on the property. Wondering why properties have caretaker’s quarters? Is it really necessary to have a caretaker who lives on your property? Let me explain. The property size When you purchase a large property with lots of gardens, you probably…
Estimated Reading Time: 10 Minutes Learn which official vacation days and holidays in Costa Rica are paid and which are not. (updated 21/11/2016). Many of you have never had any employees, and if you did, they were in another country, where the rules were quite different. Welcome to Costa Rica, the land of sunshine and…