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Paid Holidays Approved
New Order or Decree
Author: Randolf Castellanos, Partner – BDS, Member of Littler Global
Through Government Agreement 348-2022, the Ministry of Labor authorized and approved December 26, 2022, and January 2, 2023, as paid holidays for employees of the public sector.
New Daily Minimum Wage for 2023 Based on Economic Activities
New Order or Decree
Author: Randolf Castellanos, Partner – BDS, Member of Littler Global
Through Government Agreement 353-2022, the Guatemalan Government set the new daily minimum wage for 2023, based on different economic activities and regions. In district CE1, GTQ $101.05 for agricultural activities; GTQ $104.10 for nonagricultural activities; and GTQ $95.13 for export and maquila activities. In district CE2, GTQ $92.22 for agricultural activities; GTQ $101.18 for nonagricultural activities; and GTQ 92.47 for export and maquila activities.
Suspensions Due to COVID-19 Will Not Reduce the Right to Sick Leave Payment
Important Action by Regulatory Agency
Author: Randolf Castellanos, Partner – BDS, Member of Littler Global
Under Agreement 468 of the Board of Directors of the Guatemalan Institute for Social Security (IGSS, for its acronym in Spanish), an affiliate of the IGSS can receive a maximum of 39 weeks of subsidies for an illness, maternity, or accident. The recently concluded Agreement 1532 established that the subsidy payment period for work suspension due to COVID-19 illness does not count for purposes of the 39 weeks of economic subsidy to which an employee would be entitled when sick.