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Hiring in Seychelles
Seychelles is a country composed of an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, 932 miles east of Africa. When negotiating terms of an employment contract and offer letter with an employee in Seychelles, it may be useful to keep the following in mind.
Employment contracts in Seychelles
It’s legally required to put a written employment contract in place, in the local language, which spells out the terms of the employee’s compensation, benefits, and termination requirements. An offer letter and employment contract in Seychelles should always state the salary and any compensation amounts in Seychellois rupees rather than another currency. Fixed-term contracts are permitted in Seychelles.
Working hours in Seychelles
The standard work week may not exceed 60 hours or 12 hours per day. Employees must be granted 24 consecutive hours of rest every 7-day period. Overtime of up to 60 hours per month is allowed, or 15 extra hours per week.
Holidays in Seychelles
Seychelles celebrates 12 public holidays:
- New Year
- Labor Day
- Liberation Day
- Constitution Day
- National Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Corpus Christi
- Assumption Day
- All Saints’ Day
- Immaculate Conception
- Christmas Day
Vacation days in Seychelles
Employees are entitled to 21 days of paid annual leave, or 1.75 days per month worked.
Seychelles sick leave
In general, employees are entitled to 30 days of paid sick leave per year, or in cases of hospitalization, 60 days.
Maternity/paternity leave in Seychelles
Expecting employees are entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, and 12 additional weeks may be taken unpaid either before or after the paid leave. Employees may not return to work until the end of their paid leave.
Health insurance in Seychelles
Seychelles has free universal healthcare, although private healthcare services are also available.
Bonuses
Annual bonuses are common in Seychelles.
Termination/severance in Seychelles
Probationary periods are permitted. Employers should provide 1 month’s notice to employees working under a fixed-term contract if they don’t intend to renew the contract.
When terminating an employee for just cause, companies must give the following notice:
- Casual worker: 1 day
- Worker on probation: 7 days
- Any other local worker: 1 month
- Non-national worker who is also not a casual worker and not on probation: Term as specified in the employment contract, or if none is specified, then 1 month.
Severance pay may be due to the employee and depends upon the reason for termination.
Paying taxes in Seychelles
Employers and employees each contribute 2% of wages to the pension fund.
Employers also contribute 20% of salaries to social security and employees contribute 2.5%.
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