4. Types of leave
Paid time off
Per year, employees are entitled to two weeks of paid vacation.
Public holidays
There are thirteen public holidays in Belize.
Sick days
After working for an employer for 60 days, an employee is entitled to sick leave. The employee is entitled to 16 days of paid maternity time in a 12-month term. The employee must present a medical report to the company in order to be paid.
Social insurance provides for illness after the 16th day. Sickness premiums are charged for up to 234 days; for the first 156 days, 80 percent of average weekly insurable earnings is paid, and for the next 78 days, 60 percent of average weekly insurable earnings is paid.
Maternity leave
Employees who give birth to a child are entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave. Before the birth of the boy, you will take up to 7 weeks of leave. A prenatal leave of at least two weeks and a postnatal leave of at least seven weeks is required.
Employees are paid 80% of their gross weekly salary. The minimum weekly benefit is 44.00 BZD, and the highest weekly benefit is 384.00 BZD.
Paternity leave
After working for an employer for 60 days, an employee is entitled to sick leave. The employee is entitled to 16 days of paid maternity time in a 12-month term. The employee must present a medical report to the company in order to be paid.
Social insurance provides for illness after the 16th day. Sickness premiums are charged for up to 234 days; for the first 156 days, 80 percent of average weekly insurable earnings is paid, and for the next 78 days, 60 percent of average weekly insurable earnings is paid.
Parental leave
Parental leave in Belize is also not required by the law.