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05/05/08

04:47:53 pm, Categories: Business Operations, 959 words

The many ways to lose an employee without paying

By Garland M. Baker
Special to A.M. Costa Rica

Digging deeper into the three-letter rule to fire an employee in Costa Rica turned up something interesting. There is no three-letter rule. Giving two warning letters and then a final firing letter is only a custom in this country, not the law.

Actually, writing a letter to the employee is also a custom, not the law. The following analysis expands on the information written in the articles “Being too nice can backfire on any employer” and “Employers are getting pounded in labor court cases.”

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