Easily manage employment in Chile

Employees who have worked with an employer for at least one year are entitled to 15 working days of paid holiday annually.

Employees are entitled to take the 16 national public holidays off as paid time off or receive compensatory days off if they’re required to work.

Employees are entitled to sickness benefits starting from the fourth day of an illness, paid by Chilean health insurance authorities— provided a medical certificate stating the employee’s condition is stated.

Female employees can take 30 weeks of paid maternity leave, starting six weeks before birth and lasting 24 weeks after, paid by the health insurance agency.Likewise, mothers of children under 18 are entitled to 10 days of leave, in addition to the statutory annual and public holiday entitlements.Nursing mothers can take an hour-long break to breastfeed a child below the age of two.

Fathers can take five days off after delivery and can as well share the mother’s maternity leave of up to six weeks, or 12 half-weeks, paid at 100% of the employee’s normal pay.

- Carer’s leave: Parents are entitled to paid leave off work to cater to an ailing child under the age of one.- Adoption leave: Adoptive parents can enjoy the same leave entitlements as natural parents. If the adopted child is over six months old, the maternity leave entitlement is limited to the six weeks pre-natal leave.- Medical Leave of Absence: in case an employee is declared unable to perform their duties by a certified physician, the employee will be subject to a leave of absence for the number of days suggested by the doctor. In general terms, the employer does not pay the employee’s remuneration during this leave (it’s covered by a subsidy paid by the Isapre national healthcare institution).