As a foreigner employee a team of Guatemalan workers to care for your house, there are important things you need to know about Guatemalan workers rights.
- Work Week: The work week is 5 ½ days longs. Eight hours Monday to Friday and a half day on Saturday; 44 hours total.
- Minimum wage: Domestic employees are not subject to prevailing wage regulations, however a minimum of $100/month should be paid, plus benefits.
- Paid Holidays (Feriados): Jan 1; Thursday, Friday & Saturday of Easter Week; May 1 (Labor Day); June 30 (Army Day and anniversary of 1871 revolution); September 15 (Independence Day); October 20 (anniversary of 1944 revolution); November 1 (All Saints Day); December 25; December 24 and 31 (half day).
- Wages are paid biweekly.
- Annual vacations. After one year of continual service, employees are granted 15 working days of paid vacation. They can be requested proportionally as well, after 150 days. If an employee leaves without taking their paid vacation, the employer must pay out the days.
This information comes from Escape Artist.com. For a more detailed look at the laws, click here.
Fundesa, the Guatemalan Development Foundation has a Business Guidebook that also provides an overview of Guatemalan labor laws.
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