Global Employment Solutions & PEO in Paraguay

Omnipresent provides global employment solutions and professional employment organisation (PEO) services for companies looking to grow and build out a global team in Paraguay. Traditional methods of establishing global employment and subsidiaries in Paraguay typically take months and can incur heavy costs. Omnipresent’s global employment solutions and PEO services is helping hundreds of organisations onboard new employees in Paraguay in a matter of days with full compliance of local labour laws. We use a tech-forward approach to streamline the process. 

• Your company conducts the hiring and candidate selection process in Paraguay.
• Omnipresent hires the selected candidate through our local professional employment organisation in Paraguay.
• We take care of ensuring your new employee is hired in compliance with local labour laws, payroll regulations, benefits and more -- all without needing to set up a subsidiary in Paraguay.
• The individual is legally contracted by Omnipresent but assigned to work for your company and reports to a manager or team in your organisation as your full-time employee.

Employers contribute 16.5% towards Social Security.

10% flat rate, with some exceptions.

Employees contribute 9% towards Social Security.

In Paraguay, employees work 48 hours per week, or 8 hours per day. Overtime is capped and compensated.

Employees are entitled to sick leave upon provision of a medical certificate. A payment of 50% regular pay is made by social security (IPS), and the other 50% is paid by the employer.

Maternity leave: 18 weeks in case of single birth paid by the IPS at a rate of 100% of the gross salary, and 30 additional days in case of multiple births.

Paternity leave: 2 weeks paid by the IPS at a rate of 100% of the gross salary.

Parental leave: No statutory provisions.

Annual leave depends on years of service and ranges between 12 to 30 days.

Severance pay is not applicable unless termination is without just cause. If termination is without just cause there is indemnification for unjust dismissal equaling 15 days' severance pay per year of service.

Termination for poor performance (or any other reason) is allowed, by written notice. Employees with over 10 years' service must be terminated for a just cause.