On October 12, 2015, the Executive Branch of Paraguay officially enacted Law No. 5,407 “On Domestic Work” (the “Law”), thus regulating different aspects of domestic labor relations with a broader scope than that established in the Labor Code. Its scope of application extends to subordinate, regular, remunerated, with or without retirement, domestic services.
Among other things, the Law regulates the following:
- Subjects considered domestic workers
- Modalities of domestic contracts
- Legal presumptions
- Legal minimum salary
- Workday
- Obligatory breaks
- Social security and determination of contributions
- Employment agencies
- Guild protection
