PAID LEAVE The law grants five days of paid leave in case of marriage, three days in case of a close family member’s death and two for a father whose wife has had a child.
VACATIONS All employees who have worked uninterruptedly for more than one year have the right to enjoy a vacation pe- riod of 14 working days.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT The law prohibits employers or their representatives from committing actions that may be considered to be sexual harassment of an employee.
MATERNITY PROTECTION Employers may not dismiss an employee during pregnancy or within three months after the birth of a child, without just cause. To discharge an employee with just cause, an employer must obtain the prior authoriza- tion of the Labor Department, among other requirements. Women have the right to pre and post natal leave totaling up to 12 weeks. They are entitled to ask for their vacation right after their postnatal leave and to re- quest, during the first year of their child’s life, half a day off work a month to take the child to the doctor.
MINIMUM WAGE Dominican labor legislation establishes a minimum salary for certain private industry employees that is estab- lished periodically by the National Salary Committee. The minimum wage applicable to employees depends on the industry in which they work.
OVERTIME, NIGHT WORK, AND HOLIDAYS In these cases, the amounts that have to be paid by an employer over the base salary of an employee are 35% for overtime that does not exceed 60 weekly working hours, and, in excess of that, it shall be 100%, as well as for work on Sundays and holidays. Night work requires payment of a 15% supplement over the basic salary.