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Country Payroll Guide Dominican Republic
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Key Facts
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Date format
- dd/mm/yyyy
- Currency
- Dominican Peso (DOP)
- VAT
- the standard rate is 18%
Contributions
Employers
- Pension
- Pension - 7.1%
- Health Insurance
- Health Insurance - 7.09%
- Labor Risks
- Labor Risks - 1.2%
- Technical Education Tax
- Technical Education Tax - 1%
- Total Employment Cost
- Total Employment Cost - 16.39%
Employees
- Pension
- Pension - 2.87%
- Health Insurance
- Health Insurance - 3.04%
- Technical Education Tax
- Technical Education Tax - 0.5%
- Total Employee Cost
- Total Employee Cost - 6.41%
Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage
- Enterprises worth 4 million DOP – DOP 17,610/month
- Enterprises worth more than 2 million DOP but less than 4 million – DOP 12,107/month
- Enterprises with less than 2 million – DOP 10,730/month
Payroll
- Payroll Cycle
- Monthly
- 13th Salary
A Christmas bonus can be given to employees (equal to one month’s salary) before the 20th of December.
Income Tax
- Employee Income Tax (1)
- Up to 416,220 DOP - 0%
- Employee Income Tax (2)
- 416,220 - 624,329 DOP - 15%
- Employee Income Tax (3)
- 624,329 - 867,123 DOP - 20%
- Employee Income Tax (4)
- Over 867,123 DOP - 25%
Working Hours
- General Working Hours
44 hours per week.
- Overtime
Any hours beyond eight hours each day is considered overtime and will be paid at a minimum of 135% of the normal wage. If the workweek exceeds 68 hours, the extra pay rate is 200%. Night hours are paid at 115%.
Leave
- Paid Time Off
14 days per year, once an employee has completed one year of service. After 5 years, annual leave days go up to 18 per year.
- Public Holidays
13 days.
- Sick Days
Paid sick leave is not required by law.
- Maternity Leave
14 weeks (paid).
- Paternity Leave
Two days each year.
- Parental Leave
There is no legal requirement for parental leave.
- Other Leave
Marriage Leave – five days
Death of an immediate family member – three days
Termination
- Termination Process
Reasonable cause is required when terminating an employees’ contract, along with a minimum of two days notice.
- Notice Period
When an employer is terminating an employee’s contract the following notice periods must be adheared to:
- More than 3 months of service: seven days notice
- More than 6 months of service: 14 days notice
- More than 1 year of service: 28 days notice
- Severance Pay
Severance pay will be calculated by the following:
- 3 – 6 months of employment: the employee receives six days’ salary
- 6 – 12 months of employment: 13 days’ salary
- 1 – 5 years of employment: 21 days’ salary
- Over 5 years of employment: 23 days’ salary
- Probation Period
Maximum of 3 months.
Visa
- Employment Visa
Employees can apply for a business visa lasting one year. After this initial year, the employee may apply for a renewal if they have proof of continued employment.