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POPULATION

168k

CURRENCY

$ (USD)

Local Employment Regulations

Last updated on March, 22nd, 2023

Employment Contracts

Employment contracts in Guam may be verbal, written or implied. Indefinite-term and fixed-term contracts are permitted. Common employment contract terms include:

names of the employer and employee,
work to be performed,
work location,
salary and payment intervals,
start date and duration, if for a fixed term, and
leave entitlements and other benefits.

Working Hours

The standard work week in Guam is 40 hours per week over five days. Employers in Guam must pay overtime to employees who work more than 40 hours per week. Overtime pay is 150% of the employee's normal hourly pay. Salaried employees with income over a legal threshold are exempt from the laws on hours and overtime.

Public Holidays

In Guam, the public holidays are:

New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day
Memorial Day
US Independence Day
Liberation Day
Labor Day
All Souls’ Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Santa Marian Kamalen Day
Christmas

Employment Termination/Severance

Employers in Guam generally can terminate employees at any time, with or without cause. However, it is illegal for an employer to fire an employee because of their race, color, national origin, religion, gender or age. An employee must be at least 40 years old to be protected from age discrimination.

Employers are not required to provide notice before terminating employment, except in large-scale layoffs. Employers are not required to pay severance.

Compensation

Guam has a minimum wage. Guam’s labor law does not require employers to pay bonuses.

Population 168k

95.2%

Urban Population

80.5%

Internet access

60%

Mobile phone access

DATA SOURCES

Population: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices, uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division

Urban Population: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division

Internet access: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, ITU (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/

Mobile phone access: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, ITU (ITU)

Social Protection & Benefits

Last updated on March, 22nd, 2023

Vacation Leave

Employers are not required to provide paid annual leave, but most employers do.

Sick Leave

Employees can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid sick leave in Guam. Employees must have at least 12 months of service with their employer, and at least 1,000 hours of service in the prior 12 months, to be eligible for leave. Employers with fewer than 25 employees in Guam do not have to give sick leave to their employees.

Maternity/Paternity Leave

The Guam Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year. Employees may use FMLA leave to give birth and care for a newborn or adopted child. Employees must have at least 12 months of service with their employer, and at least 1,000 hours of service in the prior 12 months, to be eligible for FMLA leave. Employers with fewer than 25 employees in Guam do not have to give FMLA leave to their employees.

Health Insurance Benefits

Employers in Guam are not required to provide health insurance to employees. Employers may provide private health insurance as an employee benefit.

Unemployment 5.6%

62.6%

Labor force population share

44.8%

Female share of labor force

DATA SOURCES

Unemployment: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), ILO (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 07, 2025.

Labor force (total): The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • ILO (ILO), type: estimates based on external database; United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, WBG (WB)

Labor force population share: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), ILO (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 07, 2025

Female share of labor force: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Bank Group • ILO (ILO), type: estimates based on external database; United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, WBG (WB)