Salary Increase Approved For The Private Sector For Second Semester Of 2016

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On June 15, 2016, Costa Rica's National Wages Council approved a 0.5% increase to the minimum wage for all private sector employees, except for domestic workers whose salaries will be increased by 2%.
Costa Rica Employment and HR

On June 15, 2016, Costa Rica's National Wages Council ("Consejo Nacional de Salarios") approved a 0.5% increase to the minimum wage for all private sector employees, except for domestic workers whose salaries will be increased by 2%. This salary increase will be effective on July 1, 2016.

Private sector employers are mandated to increase the wages only for employees whose salary is at the minimum wage level. For all other employees, any salary adjustment is voluntary.

Once the increase is published on the Official Gazette, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security will publish the list of minimum wages per occupation on its official page, here, where previous lists of minimum wages remain available.

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