Puerto Rico

New and Updated

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Employee rights

  Updated to include information on the Lactation Code.

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  International

  Global minimum wage rates comparative table

  Updated to reflect the change to the minimum wage rate in Guernsey, and changes to provincial/territorial rates in Canada, prefecture rates in Japan and cantonal rates in Switzerland. 

• Type:

  International

  Global maternity leave and pay comparative table

  Enhanced to include information on employee rights while they are pregnant, on maternity leave or once they have returned to work.

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  International

  Global paternity and parental leave and pay comparative table

  Updated to reflect changes to paternity leave in Spain and to include additional information on the requirements in Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Poland, Portugal, Singapore and Sweden.  

• Type:

  International

  Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

  This table sets out the basic statutory entitlement for annual leave (holidays) and pay for 45 countries.

• Type:

  International

  Puerto Rico: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to reflect that a new Lactation Code came into force on 1 August 2025. 

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Pay and benefits

  Enhanced to include further information on sick leave.

• Type:

  International

  Puerto Rico: Termination of employment

  Updated to include new information on the dismissal of pregnant employees.

• Type:

  International

  Puerto Rico: Equal opportunities

  Updated to include information on new anti-discrimination measures, effective 13 September 2024.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to include new measures for preventing discrimination based on hairstyles and hair texture, effective from 24 July 2024.