The Bolivian minimum wage sits at B$ 2,164 per month, or $312.12 per month, which has risen 2% year on year.

For customers of Remote, all employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.

A 13th month salary payment is required at the end of the year and this payment is equivalent to one month’s pay.

A 14th month salary is also mandatory, but only if the Gross domestic product of the country is over 4.5%. This will be known usually in July of every year and eventually the 14th salary will be paid in December.

We can help you get a new employee started in Bolivia fast. The minimum onboarding time we need is only 21 working days.

Our team ensures your employees are onboarded and paid as quickly as possible while keeping your business compliant with all local employment legislation. The minimum onboarding time begins after the employee submits all required information onto the Remote platform. The onboarding timeline is also dependent upon registration with local authorities.

For all non-nationals of the country of employment, the Right to Work assessment (if applicable) will add three extra days to the total time to onboard. There may be extra time required if we need to follow-up on the right to work assessment.

Please note, payroll cut-off dates can impact the actual first day of employment. Remote has a payroll cut-off date of the 10th of the month unless otherwise specified.

Employees are entitled to paid annual leave after spending an entire year working for an employer. Leave entitlements depend on the number of years an employee has worked with an employer and are structured as displayed below:

• One to five years of uninterrupted services: 15 working days
• Five to 10 years of uninterrupted services: 20 working days
• More than 10 years of uninterrupted services: 30 working days

Employees are entitled to take national and local holidays off work, and employers are forbidden to negotiate with employees to work on holidays for any remuneration.

Employers are mandated to register their employees with appropriate social security agencies within five days of employment. Sick employees can draw their normal wages from the employer after certification by the social security office, and the employer can, in turn, process refunds from the state for the benefits paid out.

Female employees are entitled to 90 days of fully paid maternity leave, starting at least 45 days before delivery. In addition, postpartum employees can take an hour’s break to breastfeed, in addition to the mandatory two-hour breaks for all employees.

Employers are mandated to issue a maternity benefit equivalent to one month’s pay to a postpartum employee, as well as pre-natal and nursing subsidies of nutritional items, equivalent to one month’s wages.

Partners of pregnant employees are not entitled to any paid time off, but rather, are protected from dismissal for one year, counting from their child’s delivery.

• Adoption benefits: Adoptive parents are protected from dismissal for a year, starting from the date the adoption decision was finalized.