costa rica employment

There is a public employment reform in the works that would give a higher base wage and reduce the dependence on incentives. Currently, salaries in the public sector are much…

3,400 people attended the Cinde job fair on the first day. This is a relatively high number since Fridays don’t usually have much attendance. Long lines formed and many more…

Salaries paid by 37 state institutions were analyzed in 2018. This represents 81% of the state institutions. 30 of the 37 were found to pay officials an average of over…

The Government has raised 16 measures intended to lower the unemployment rate between 0.8 and 1.9 points in the next four years. The unemployment rate was 9.2% in 2017 and…

Often when referring to fines you read the penalty is x number of ‘salario base’ (base salary) rather than a set fine. The amount of the salario base is set…

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) is slated to add 370 to its workforce in Costa Rica as part of an expansion plan in the region, according to the Costa Rican Investment Promotion…

The Government will pay bonuses on December 12th. The Ministry of Finance confirmed this on Monday. It was supposed to be paid on December 6th but will be paid late,…

Costa Rica News – The Government will submit a reform to public employment in March 2019.