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Colombia breastfeeding-break pay: $2M × 180d × 1h → $1,500,000

Paid breastfeeding break (CST art. 238): $2,000,000 × 180 days × 1 hour = $1,500,000.

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Paid value (1 h/day)

COP 1,500,000.00

Days: 180

Ordinary hour: COP 8,333.33

CST art. 238. Educational estimate, not advice.

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The breastfeeding break (CST art. 238) is 1 paid hour per day (two 30-minute breaks) during the first 6 months after birth. It is not the 18-week maternity leave.

With $2,000,000 and 180 days: $1,500,000.

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Formula

Paid breastfeeding-break value

(salary / 30 / 8) × 1 h × days

ItemValue
Monthly salary$2,000,000
Days (6 educational months)180
Ordinary hour$8,333.33
Paid value$1,500,000

Common mistakes

  • Treating it as 18 weeks of daily wage (that is maternity, Law 1822 / CST art. 236).
  • Deducting the hour from salary (the break is paid).
  • Using a 42-hour week as the divisor (here 8 h/day educational).

Dependent workers with a nursing child, after returning from maternity leave.

No. Educational estimate. Check with your accountant.

Informational estimate

Educational content, not legal advice. CST art. 238.