Panama, March 20, 2025. Law No. 462 of March 18, 2025, introduces several significant reforms to Panama’s Social Security Fund (CSS). These reforms aim to rescue the system from insolvency, ensure the sustainability of the Disability, Old Age, and Death Regime, and improve the quality of healthcare service management. From this extensive new law, the

The Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama, in its article 181, establishes that the President and Vice President of the Republic of Panama shall take office before the National Assembly on the first day of July following their election. This year, July 1, 2024, is a Monday. The Labor Code, in its article 46,

In accordance with the Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama, voting in the general elections is both a right and a duty that all voters, Panamanian citizens, have. Under this perspective, the Electoral Code contains a series of rules applicable to private companies in regard to these elections (arts. 406 and 407). It is

The Labor Code states that Good Friday is a mandatory rest day, it is paid as an ordinary working day, which means that, in general, companies close their operations on that day and employees do not work. Employees who work on Good Friday are entitled to receive payment of their salary with a surcharge of

Executive Decree No. 1 of January 10th, 2024 The President of the Republic has issued the new Minimum Wage Decree that becomes effective as of January 16th, 2024, considering that a consensus was not reached in the Minimum Wage Commission, and it is up to the Executive Branch to set the new applicable rates. It

Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in our country, we want to remind you of the actions to take in case you have been exposed to the virus or if you are COVID-19 positive. According to Executive Decree No. 64, of November 30, 2023, the actions to follow are: *Day 0: for asymptomatic patients