Aruba: Labour Law

Aruba Regulatory Environment

As of July 1st, 2008, the monthly minimum wage was Afl1,505.25 (US$840.92). A maximum of 8½ hours daily for a 5-day working week, not exceeding 42½ hours is allowed, or a maximum of 8 hours daily not exceeding 45 hours for a 6-day working week, except for enterprises such as hotels, casinos, restaurants and oil refining, for which shift work is required and a maximum of 48 hours per week is allowed.

Each employee is entitled to a paid holiday of at least fifteen working days per year. Eleven days of the year are public holidays.

In a layoff situation compensation is 1 week's pay for every year of employment between 1-10 years, 1.25 weeks' pay for every year of employment between 10-20 years and 2 weeks' pay for every year of employment above 20 years

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Aruba Work Permits

All visitors wishing to work in Aruba must have a written permit from the Directorate of Alien Integration, Policy and Admission (DIMAS). Visitors are not allowed to be in paid employment by an Aruban employer while visiting Aruba as a tourist. Applications must be filed by the potential employer who will bear the costs.

The principal documents to be attached to the application include an official certificate from the police authorities in the country of origin certifying that the applicant has no serious criminal convictions, a medical certificate certifying that the applicant carries no contagious disease and has no mental illness, copies of job advertisements placed in local newspapers to which no suitable local applicants were found, certificates verifying the employee's qualifications and the contract of employment which must be in accordance with Aruba labor laws.

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