Compliantly hire your distributed team members in
Belize
To hire new employees in
Belize
, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.
Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in
Belize
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
English
Belize dollar ($, BZD)
Monthly
13 days
5.5 - 8.13%
52.45 (2021)
14 days
16 days
14 weeks
In many countries like
Belize
, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.
The minimum wage in Belize is BZD 5.00 per hour.
The standard work week hours is 45 hours and any time exceeding is considered overtime. Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the employee's regular salary wage.
No additional pay detail for Belize.
Employees in Belize have the option to be paid on a weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly basis.
Written notice is mandatory for terminations. If there is just cause for dismissal without notice then a written notice is not required.
The notice period is based on the length of employment:
The probation period in Belize is 2 weeks.
A severance package is mandatory for employees who have been employed for 5 or more years.
Employees with 5 - 10 years tenure are entitled to 1 week's salary for each year of employment.
Employees with over 10 years tenure are entitled to 2 weeks' salary for each year of employment.
When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:
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