Hire Software Developers in Guatemala

An employee is entitled to 15 days of holiday upon reaching 12 consecutive months of employment with the employer.

Should any of these days remain unutilized, they will not be rolled over to the next period and will be forfeited. The holiday pay is calculated at 130% of the regular salary, which is to be disbursed to the employee prior to the commencement of their leave.

Compensation for sickness will be disbursed by the Guatemalan Institute of Social Security (IGSS) according to its guidelines or by the employer in instances where IGSS benefits are inapplicable to the employee, the nature of the illness, or the specific injury.

The duration and computation of sick leave remuneration are determined by the length of the employee's service:

• Employment spanning 2 to 6 months qualifies an employee for one month of sick leave at 50% of their standard wage.
• Employment spanning 6 to 9 months qualifies an employee for two months of sick leave, also at 50% of their regular earnings.
• Employment of over 9 months entitles an employee to three months of sick leave, compensated at half of their usual salary rate.

Furthermore, employers are permitted to provisionally assign someone to fulfill the duties of the absent employee, with the understanding that this arrangement will conclude once the original employee is able to return to work.

Notice periods, as stipulated by the Employment Contracts Act, can be mutually agreed upon by the employer and the employee, provided they do not exceed six months. Additionally, collective agreements might specify notice periods. Should these periods diverge from those prescribed by law, both the employer and the employee are obliged to adhere to the timelines set out in the collective agreement.

The required notice period is contingent upon the duration of employment and the grounds for termination. In cases where the employer initiates the termination, the following notice periods apply:

• Employees with up to 6 months of service: a minimum of 1 week's notice.
• Employees with 6 months to 1 year of service: a minimum of 10 days' notice.
• Employees with 1 to 5 years of service: a minimum of 2 weeks' notice.
• Employees with over 5 years of service: a minimum of 1 month's notice.

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Employees on a salary should be granted two annual bonuses, each corresponding to one month's worth of their salary, effectively serving as a 13th and 14th-month salary payment. The "Bono 14" should be distributed in July, while the Christmas bonus is to be issued in December.