Easily manage employment in Panama

After spending an entire year working for an employer, workers are entitled to 30 days of paid leave annually.

There are 13 paid public holidays every year. Employees are entitled to double pay if they’re required to work on a public holiday.

Employees accrue 12 hours of sick leave for every 26 shifts worked (a shift is equal to 12 hours), equivalent to roughly one day of sick leave earned per month or 13 days of sick leave annually.

Female employees are entitled to 14 weeks of fully paid maternity leave, starting six weeks before delivery, and paid for by the Social Security Fund.

Fathers are entitled to three days of paid paternity leave, provided they tender notice at least one week before their leave is due to kick in.

- Adoption: Adoptive mothers are entitled to 28 days of leave, from the day their child is handed over to their legal custody.