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Country comparison
Colombia vs Philippines
Compare payroll, employer obligations, leave, working time and employment requirements using Ivvora's structured country datasets.
At a glance
Hiring environment
Metric
Colombia
Philippines
Payroll frequency
Not fully modeled yet
At least every two weeks or twice monthly
Salary convention
Not fully modeled yet
Not fully modeled yet
Standard workweek
42 hours
8-hour normal day; Weekly limit not stated in the supplied core research
Annual leave
15 business days
5 days Service Incentive Leave after 1 year, subject to exclusions
Maternity leave
18 weeks
105 days live childbirth; +15 days solo parent; 60 days miscarriage/emergency termination
Paternity leave
2 weeks
7 paid days for qualifying married male employee, subject to statutory conditions
Probation
Up to 2 months
maximum 6 months, subject to stated exception
Employer costs
Not fully modeled yet
Not fully modeled yet
Required annual compensation
Not fully modeled yet
13th-month pay
Vacation premium
Not fully modeled yet
Not fully modeled yet
Notice
Not fully modeled yet
30-day employee resignation notice without just cause; employer termination rules are cause-specific
Payroll complexity
Multiple required components
Multiple required components; salary-credit and banded contributions apply
Termination complexity
Not fully modeled yet
Cause-specific separation pay and due-process rules
Employer costs
Colombia employer contributions
Régimen Contributivo de Salud
8.5% of IBC
Calculation data ready
Sistema General de Pensiones
12% of IBC
Calculation data ready
Sistema General de Riesgos Laborales
Employer / scenario-specific
Calculation data ready
Caja de Compensación Familiar
4% of Payroll Contribution Base
Calculation data ready
Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje contribution
2% of Payroll Contribution Base
Calculation data ready
Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar contribution
3% of Payroll Contribution Base
Calculation data ready
Employer costs
Philippines employer contributions
Social Security (SSS)
10% of Monthly Salary Credit
Calculation data ready
Employees' Compensation Program
Employer / scenario-specific
Calculation data ready
PhilHealth premium — employer share
2.5% of Monthly Basic Salary
Calculation data ready
Pag-IBIG Fund / HDMF — employer share
2% of Monthly Fund Salary
Calculation data ready
Required compensation
Colombia additional compensation
Prima de servicios
Formula-based
Calculation data ready
Auxilio de cesantía
Formula-based
Calculation data ready
Interest on cesantías
12% of Accrued Cesantias
Calculation data ready
Required compensation
Philippines additional compensation
13th-month pay
Formula-based
Calculation data ready
Research quality
What backs this comparison
Ivvora keeps source coverage, research gaps and unresolved contradictions attached to each country rather than hiding them behind one headline score.
Colombia
Sources
44
Known gaps
55
Tracked conflicts
3
Last verified
2026-09-20
Philippines
Sources
39
Known gaps
18
Tracked conflicts
1
Last verified
2026-09-20
Why Ivvora does not rank these countries with one score
Hiring cost and compliance depend on employee type, salary, employer structure, location and other scenario inputs. Ivvora therefore compares the underlying rules instead of declaring one country universally cheaper or easier.