{"id":242937,"date":"2025-10-20T12:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=242937"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:47:37","slug":"senate-passes-the-new-labor-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/10\/20\/senate-passes-the-new-labor-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes amendments to Labor Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Thursday, 16 October 2025 the Senate passed what will be the newest version of the Labor Code, and, of course, not everyone is happy. Representatives of the Dominican Republic Association of Industries and other leading groups representing the major employers of the Dominican Republic were displeased that the senators had left in the articles that provided the \u201ccesantia\u201d or severance wages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, the people that deliver items, yes, called \u201cdelivery\u201d throughout the country, are unhappy because the 10% tip on all deliveries was not included in the legislative package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201csexual orientation\u201d was also removed from the articles covering possible discriminatory hiring practices. Another bothersome word that was removed was \u201creligious\u201d that was taken out of Article 45, section 7 of the new bill, where it says that workers cannot carry out any political (and religious) activities during working hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Management had wanted the senators to include provision that extended the payment of the termination wages (cesantia) out to three months, rather than the 10 days now on the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, management wanted the \u201ctrial\u201d period of employment to be extended out to six months, rather than the three months now in the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation now goes to the Chamber of Deputies from where, if approved, it will be sent to the President for enactment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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20 October 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, 16 October 2025 the Senate passed what will be the newest version of the Labor Code, and, of course, not everyone is happy. Representatives of the Dominican Republic Association of Industries and other leading groups representing the major employers of the Dominican Republic were displeased that the senators had left in the articles … <\/p>\n

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