St. Maarten

• Good Friday
• Easter Sunday
• Easter Monday
• King's Day
• Labour Day
• Carnival Day.

Working Hours

In St. Maarten, working hours are 40 hours per week for non-schedule workers and 45 hours per week for schedule workers.

Minimum Wage

In St. Maarten, the minimum wage is ANG 8.83 per hour.

Employee Tax

Annual income	Tax rate
Up to NAF 32,054	12.5%
NAF 32,055 - 48,082	20%
NAF 48,083 - 66,781	26.25%
NAF 66,782 - 100,169	33.75%
NAF 100,170 - 141,572	40%
More than NAF 141,572	47.5%
Social security contribution	12.3%

Bonuses

There are no statutory bonus schemes in St. Maarten.

Annual Leave

In St. Maarten, employees are entitled to annual leave equal to three times the contracted number of days they work per week.

Employees who work six days a week are entitled to 15 days of paid holiday.

Sick Leave

The employer must pay the employee’s salary during a relatively short period of sickness.

Parental Leave

St. Maarten offers 16 weeks of maternity leave and seven days of paternity leave.

Termination Process

St. Maarten has mandatory rules and regulations regarding termination of employment agreements.

Dismissal without notice is allowed if there is an urgent reason. Usually, in order to terminate a contract, written notice must be given.

Notice periods relate to the length of service:

• 1-5 years: one month
• 5-10 years: two months
• 10-15 years: three months
• 15+ years: four months

Severance Pay

In St. Maarten, severance pay is calculated by length of service:

• 1 -10 years: one week’s wages per year.
• 11 – 20 years: 1.25 week’s wages per year.
• 20+ years: two weeks’ wages per year.

Under a Mauve Group Employer of Record solution, clients and workers can reap the benefits of Mauve’s Global Master Insurance Programme – a market-leading unified corporate insurance programme that connects all Mauve entities to its two preferred providers.

The insurance provides coverage in overseas locations through a combination of the master policy and its linked local policies, where required by law in certain jurisdictions.  The policies include:

• Employer’s Liability and Public Liability - £10,000,000 combined limit.
• Professional Indemnity - £5,000,000 limit.
• Worker’s Compensation – Limit is dependent on location of work.

For specific information about statutory and recommended insurances in your chosen country, get in touch with Mauve."