Easily manage employment in

El Salvador
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Remote's El Salvador employment guide will guide you through your compliance responsibilities. Note that Remote's employer of record services are not yet live in El Salvador. but you can pay contractors with Remote now.

Services available in this country:
Contractor Management
  • Capital City

    San Salvador

  • Currency

    United States Dollar ($, USD)

  • Languages

    Spanish

  • Population size

    6,420,746

Services available in this country:
Contractor Management
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Employment termination

Termination process

Employers can generally terminate workers at will by providing advance notice and making any required severance payments. This provision only employees to regular employees as workers on probation can be dismissed summarily.

Notice period

Notice periods are determined by either collective agreement or on a case-by-case basis (i.e. independently agreed upon by employers and their employees).

Severance pay

Severance payments under Salvadoran law is usually a month’s pay for every year worked.

Probation periods

Probation periods are limited to 30 days.