Easily manage employment in Puerto Rico

In line with Puerto Rico’s Unjust Dismissal Act, permanent employees (i.e. those employed on an indefinite-term contract) can only be terminated for “just cause” otherwise, they’ll be entitled to severance pay by the employer.

There’s no mandatory notice period in Puerto Rico.

Severance benefits in Puerto Rico are determined by when an employee was hired, that is:

• Severance for workers employed on or before 26 January 2017 is equal to three months’ pay plus two weeks’ pay for each year of service.
• The same calculation applies to workers hired after 26 January 2021 although their severance compensation is limited to nine months’ pay.

Probation periods in Puerto Rico range from nine months for general employees to 12 months for managerial positions and executives.