Easily manage employment in Uruguay

Employees are entitled to 20 days’ holiday annually, used in the year following the holiday accrual. After the fifth year of employment, an extra day off is acquired, with a day added every four years until it maxes out at 25 days’ holiday annually.During their annual holiday, employees are entitled to their full wages, as well as holiday benefits equivalent to 100% of their normal wages.

There are 12 public holidays employees can take off work annually. Employees are entitled to mandatory paid time off on five of these holidays: January 1, May 1, July 18, August 25, and December 25, and must be paid overtime if required to work on a holiday.

The first three days of an employee’s illness is compensated in full by the employer. Starting the fourth day of an illness, employees are entitled to sickness benefits equivalent to 70% of their normal wages.

Female employees are entitled to 14 weeks’ of paid maternity leave starting six weeks before delivery, with benefits equivalent to their full wages paid by the social security office.

Parents are entitled to just 13 days parental leave in total (of which 10 days are paid by Social Security and three by the employer).

University students can take anywhere from six to 12 days off annually to attend to their studies, i.e., take examinations, process admissions, etc.

- Marriage leave: A newlywed employee is entitled to five days off, paid by employer- Bereavement leave: Employees can take three days off for the death of a close relative- Adoption leave: Adoptive parents are entitled to six weeks of continuous leave, with reduced working hours (50% reduction) for the six months following the adoption leave- Studies leave: Up to 10 days, the allotment depends on weekly working hours and is always paid by employer