Ensuring compliance with Sierra Leone’s compensation laws is important to your business and employees. You need to make sure your Sierra Leone benefits management plan provides the statutory minimums regarding salaries and benefits.
Sierra Leone compensation laws
As of 2023 年 4 月, Sierra Leone’s government-mandated minimum wage is SLE 800 per month. In 2022, the leone underwent a redenomination, eliminating three zeros from currency values. Prior to this, the monthly minimum wage was SLE 600,000. Although Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) and trade unions are not common in Sierra Leone, you should still see if employees are covered by one.
Guaranteed benefits in Sierra Leone
Your Sierra Leone benefits management plan must include guaranteed benefits to stay compliant. Often, compliance starts with offering time off for holidays and annual vacations. 塞拉利昂有10国家假期，员工可以休假。 Employees also accrue paid annual leave based on their years of employment according to the following structure:
- 19 days of leave for 1 to 5 years of employment
- 22 days of leave for 5 to 10 years of employment
- 28 days of leave for 10+ years of employment
Companies must also give employees at least 5 paid sick days per year. Employees expecting a child are generally entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave. We recommend including all these benefits in an employment contract to create clear guidelines for employees.
Social security in Sierra Leone
Employers and employees contribute 10% and 5%, respectively, of the employee’s salary to the social security fund.
Sierra Leone benefits management
When discussing how to disperse your benefits, consider what additional benefits you can provide. Offering employees supplemental perks is a great way to stand out from the competition and attract employees to your open positions.
One option is to provide supplemental healthcare since Sierra Leone only offers free healthcare to pregnant workers, children under 5, and lactating mothers. Companies can also offer a stipend that will cover some of the treatment costs.
There is no statutory requirement to pay the 13th- or the 14th-month salary in Sierra Leone.
福利和薪酬限制
The biggest restriction for your Sierra Leone benefits management plan is the incorporation process. Companies expanding through a traditional method need to establish a subsidiary in Sierra Leone before they can start working, hiring employees, and giving out benefits. However, you can choose an alternative route with G-P.
We can help you expand within a few days instead of a few weeks or months. As a global Employer of Record (EOR), we will hire talented employees who work on your behalf, ensure that you’re meeting all of Sierra Leone’s compensation and benefits laws.
与 G-P 合作，打造无处不在的员工队伍。
作为全球扩张的合作伙伴，G-P 将处理薪资和合规事宜，以便您专注于发展团队和扩展业务。 我们市场领先的Global Growth Platform™第一套完全可定制的全球就业产品提供支持，并由业内最大的国内人力资源和法律专家团队提供支持，以简化薪资管理，并帮助您提供具有竞争力的合规当地福利。
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