Archive for December, 2025

NEW REGULATIONS ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN COSTA RICA

Friday, December 19th, 2025

All employers in Costa Rica employing ten (10) or more workers must have an Occupational Health Commission and if they employ more than fifty (50) workers, they must have an Occupational Health Department headed by a person trained in this matter. (Articles 288 and 300 of the Labor Code). The Occupational Health Council (CSO) of […]

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Latest change to the Costa Rican labor law: licenses to attend summons at the Ministry of Labor

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

Last November 12th came into force a new regulation modifying article 515 of the Costa Rican Labor Code, establishing an obligation for the employer to authorize an absence with the payment of salary, when workers must attend summons from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of Costa Rica (MTSS). To obtain the authorization, the […]

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