Guides for employers in Colombia
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Plain-English articles on Colombian payroll, prestaciones, leave, contracts and visas, each citing the law behind it. We revise them when a decree, a DIAN resolution or a reform date moves.
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Labour reform Colombia 2026: the 2025 law in day-to-day practice
Labour reform Colombia 2026 in practice: a 42-hour week, night pay from 7 pm, a 90% Sunday surcharge rising to 100% in 2027, and new contract rules.
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Prima and cesantías in Colombia: amounts, dates and payroll handling
Prima and cesantías in Colombia add about 17.67% to salary: a bonus in June and December, a yearly fund deposit by 14 February and 12% interest in January.
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US vs Colombia dismissal: at-will meets the article 64 indemnity
US vs Colombia dismissal compared: Colombian employers need a listed just cause or must pay a statutory indemnity, and some workers need Ministry authorisation.
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FICA vs Colombian prestaciones: US payroll taxes against Colombian costs
US vs Colombia employer costs differ in structure: thin US payroll taxes against Colombian contributions, a statutory bonus and severance savings worth about 17.67%.
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UK company hiring in Colombia: payroll, visas and time zones
UK company hiring in Colombia? Most of the effort sits in the detail: PILA deadlines, the June and December prima, employer-tied visas and a London time gap.
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US company hiring in Colombia: what American teams need to know
A US company hiring in Colombia works under the Colombian Labour Code: pesos, a service bonus twice a year, severance savings and no at-will dismissal.
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IP protection in Colombia: who owns your employees’ work
IP protection in Colombia depends on a signed contract. Employee copyright is presumed to pass to the employer, while non-competes after exit carry no weight.
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Social security in Colombia: pension, health, ARL and payroll levies
Colombian social security combines health (12.5%), pension (16%), occupational risk and payroll levies, all paid on one monthly PILA, with a big exoneration below 10 SMMLV.
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Remote work in Colombia: teletrabajo, trabajo remoto and employer duties
Colombia regulates remote work through three regimes: telework, home working and fully remote work. Employers must set the terms in writing and keep a disconnection policy.
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Employment contract in Colombia: types, probation and the 42-hour week
Colombian employment contracts are indefinite by default. Fixed terms must be written and are capped at four years, probation at two months, and the week at 42 hours.
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Sick pay in Colombia: incapacidad, the two employer days and EPS rates
Colombian sick leave starts on the employer’s account for two days, then moves to the EPS from day three, at two-thirds of salary for 90 days and half until day 180.
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Termination in Colombia: just cause, indemnity and protected employees
Colombian employers can dismiss for one of fifteen listed just causes, or without cause by paying a statutory indemnity: 30 days for year one, 20 for each further year.
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Minimum wage, contributions, the prima and cesantías, working hours, leave and termination for 2026, with the CST article behind each rule.
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