Bolivia

• New Year’s Day
• Holiday for New Year’s Day
• Plurinational State Foundation Day
• Plurinational State Foundation Day Holiday
• Carnival
• Good Friday
• May Day
• Corpus Christi
• Andean New Year
• Independence Day
• Independence Day Holiday
• All Souls Day
• Christmas Day

Working Hours

Employees can work 8 hours a day, up to 48 hours a week (for men) or 40 hours a week (for women).

Minimum Wage

The national minimum wage is BOB 2,750 per month.

Employee Tax

Tax rate	13%
Long-term SSO Contribution (disability, old age and death)	10%
Common risk	1.71%
Pensionary fund commission	0.5%
Solidarity contribution for pension	0.5%

Bonuses

There are several compulsory bonus schemes in Bolivia:

• Profit bonus - workers receive an additional month’s salary when the company makes a profit.
• Seniority bonus - monthly payment made to employees with more than two years’ service.
• Christmas bonus - an additional month’s salary paid at the end of each year.
• Second Christmas bonus - paid out each year if gross domestic product is over 4.5%.

Employment contracts must be written in Spanish and should be approved by the Ministry of Labour. They should include:

• Names of both parties
• Employee age, nationality, civil status, and address
• Job title and responsibilities
• Salary
• Contract duration
• Place of work
• Employee heirs

Annual Leave

Minimum of 15 days' paid holiday after one year of service year, rising to 20 days after five years and 30 days after ten years.

Sick Leave

An employee in Bolivia is entitled to up to 26 weeks of paid sick leave annually. This period can be extended by a further 26 weeks if medically justified, making the total potential sick leave up to 52 weeks in specific cases.
To qualify for paid sick leave, the employee must provide a medical certificate from a recognized doctor or health institution.
The employer pays 100% of the employee’s salary for the first 3 days of sick leave. From the 4th day onward, the payment is made by Social Security at 75% of the employee’s salary.

Parental Leave

• Maternity leave: 90 days' paid leave.
• Paternity leave: 3 days' paid leave.

Termination Process

Employers can dismiss an employee without notice or compensation if the termination is justified. Permitted grounds include:

• Employee breach of contract
• Misconduct (including theft, intentional damage, or aggression)

Employers must pay severance for unjustified dismissal, or reinstate the employee.

Severance Pay

Employees are entitled to 3 months’ salary, plus an indemnity payment of one salary for every continuous year worked.

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