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Dominican Republic

About the country

Capital: Santo Domingo
Currency: DOP – Dominican Peso
Population:10,953,714 (2021)
PIB: 94.24 billion (2021)
VAT: 18%

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Severance
The severance payment in the Dominican Republic depends on the period of continuous employment with the company: 3 months to 6 months: 6 days of ordinary salary for each year of service 6 months to 1 year: 13 days of ordinary salary for each year of service 1 year to 5 years: 21 days of ordinary salary for each year of service 5 years or more: 23 days of ordinary salary for each year of service
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Annual leave
After continuous work of not less than one year nor more than five, fourteen (14) days of vacation with pay. After continuous work of not less than five years, eighteen (18) days of ordinary salary.
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Maternity leave
Maternity leave shall never be less, in total, than 12 weeks (pre- and post-natal rest). After the birth of the child, the worker may have half a day per month to take her child to a pediatrician at her convenience.
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Paternity leave
Paternity leave in Dominican Republic is 2 working days.
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Sick leave
The employee will be entitled to claim the sickness benefit when she suffers a common illness, non-occupational accident or disability caused by pregnancy, starting from the fourth week of the disability and up to a limit of twenty-six (26) weeks, as long as she has contributed during the last twelve (12) months prior to the disability.
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13th salary
In Dominican Republic, employers are obliged to pay the employee the "Christmas Salary". This consists one twelfth of the ordinary salary they earned during the calendar year.
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