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Hiring in Anguilla

Hiring employees compliantly in Anguilla means doing it yourself or using an Employer of Record like Global Expansion. You should be careful using independent contractor agreements in Anguilla so that you don’t run afoul of employment laws. To hire an employee compliantly and offer them mandatory benefits and compliant agreements, you can:

(a) Establish your own new legal entity, banking, accounting and payroll service in Anguilla or

(b) use an Employer of Record like Global Expansion who can handle all of the details for you.

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Labor Laws in Anguilla

Employee Probation Period

  • Managerial Employees - Maximum 6 months
  • Non-managerial employees (manual qualified, non-manual and clerical employees) - Maximum 3 months
  • Non-managerial employees (manual and unskilled employees) - Maximum 4 weeks

Annual Leave in Anguilla

  • Less than 5 years of service - 12 working days of annual leave
  • 5 to 10 years of service - 15 working days of annual leave
  • Over 10 years of service - 20 working days of annual leave
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Holidays in Anguilla

New Year’s Day 1st January
James Ronald Webster's Birthday 2nd March
Good Friday 10th April
Easter Monday 13th April
labor Day 1st May
Anguilla Day 1st June
Queen's Birthday 8th June
Emancipation Day (of Anguilla) 3rd August
August Thursday  
National Heroes and Heroines Day 19th December
Christmas Day 25th December

 

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Maternity Leave Anguilla

  • Subject to section 53, on the production of a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner stating the presumed date of confinement, a female employee who has
    • completed 12 months’ continuous employment shall be granted a period of maternity leave with pay by her employer; or
    • been employed for less than 12 months shall be granted a period of maternity leave with pay by her employer but such leave shall be prorated.
  • The period of maternity leave shall not be less than 14 weeks of which not less than 6 weeks’ compulsory leave shall be taken after the date of confinement.

Paternity Leave Anguilla

  • The father of the baby or the husband of the baby’s mother shall be granted paternity leave for such period as requested in the application but in any case not exceeding one month in any 12-month period beginning with the date of confinement and ending not later than 6 months from the birth of the child.

Sick Leave in Anguilla

  • An employee, other than a casual employee, who due to illness is unfit for work, shall be eligible for sick leave with pay on the basis of one day for every 22 days worked, provided that he has worked for his employer for at least 110 days.
  • An employee, other than a casual employee, who due to illness is unfit for work, shall be eligible for sick leave with pay for up to 2 normal working weeks per year, provided that he has worked for the employer for more than 12 months.

Working Hours in Anguilla

  • The standard workday, exclusive of meals and other agreed intervals, shall be 8 hours and the standard workweek shall be 40 hours.

Overtime in Anguilla

  • Where an employee is employed for a period exceeding 40 hours in any one week, he shall be paid at the rate of 1½ times his basic hourly rate of pay for each hour employed in excess of 40 hours
  • An employee who works on a public holiday shall be paid at the rate of twice his basic rate of pay.
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Termination of Employment in Anguilla

An employer has the right to dismiss an employee if the employer is satisfied that the employee

  • engaged in repeated misconduct;
  • committed misconduct of a serious nature;
  • has demonstrated that he or she is not performing the work at the standard reasonably expected by the employer.
  • In addition to dismissal, the contract of employment may be terminated by
    • notice of termination;
    • agreement or mutual consent;
    • by the operation of law or supervening event; and
    • redundancy
  • Where an employer or an employee wishes to terminate the contract of employment the requirements for notice to terminate shall be
  • for an employee paid at intervals of less than one month who has
    • less than one year’s service, one week
    • one year or over and less than 5 years’ service, 2 weeks, and
    • 5 years’ service and over, 4 weeks;
  • for an employee paid at monthly intervals who has
    • less than one year’s service, one month, one year or over and under 5 years’ service,
    • 2 months, and
    • 5 years’ service and over, 3 months;
  • for an employee who is paid at monthly intervals and who is a supervisor, manager or where the employee concerned is at the professional, higher technical or managerial level, the period of notice shall not be less than 3 months irrespective of length of service.
  • Where an employee is terminated due to redundancy that employee shall be entitled to the following minimum redundancy payment
    • one week’s wage for each completed year of service up to the first 5 years; or
    • 2 weeks’ wages for each completed year of service in excess of 5 years and up to 10 years.
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Notice Period in Anguilla

  • Where an employer or an employee wishes to terminate the contract of employment the requirements for notice to terminate shall be
  • for an employee paid at intervals of less than one month who has
    • less than one year’s service, one week
    • one year or over and less than 5 years’ service, 2 weeks, and
    • 5 years’ service and over, 4 weeks;
  • for an employee paid at monthly intervals who has
    • less than one year’s service, one month, one year or over and under 5 years’ service,
    • 2 months, and
    • 5 years’ service and over, 3 months;
  • for an employee who is paid at monthly intervals and who is a supervisor, manager or where the employee concerned is at the professional, higher technical or managerial level, the period of notice shall not be less than 3 months irrespective of length of service.

Severance in Anguilla

  • Where an employee is terminated due to redundancy that employee shall be entitled to the following minimum redundancy payment
    • one week’s wage for each completed year of service up to the first 5 years; or
    • 2 week's wages for each completed year of service in excess of 5 years and up to 10 years.
    • 3 week's wage for each completed year of service in excess of 10 years

Anguilla Salary and Wages

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Income Tax in Anguilla

  • Anguilla is a zero-tax jurisdiction
  • There is no income, capital gains, estate or other forms of direct taxation on individuals, regardless of residence status

Social Security in Anguilla

  • Both the employer and the employee contribute 5% of an employee’s earnings, up to XCD 7000 per month

Contribution

Employer

Employee

Social Security  5% 5%
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Immigration Anguilla

  • Persons needing visas to enter Anguilla are expected to apply at the nearest British Embassy or High Commission Office prior to travel.
  • Visas are issued in Anguilla to non-Anguillian/Belongers who are working in Anguilla and would require a visa to re-enter when they travel.
  • There are four types of work permits
    • Self employed
    • Employee
    • Renewal and
    • Temporary
  • All vacancies must be advertised before an application can be submitted.
  • Application forms and Medical reports are collected at the labor Department.
  • Completed forms are returned to the Department and must be accompanied by:
    • Copy of the advertisement
    • A complete work permit application
    • Birth Certificate and Passport
    • Police record covering the last ten (10) years
    • Certified certificates as evidence of academic or professional qualifications
    • Recent medical examination report
    • Four (4) passport-sized photographs (identical)
    • Certificate from Social Security contributions stating that the employer is registered and/or his/her Social Security contributions are up to date.
    • Business License
    • Tax Clearance
  • Work Permits should not be granted for a continuous period of more than four (4) years except in cases where the skills of the person are considered to be critical to the development of Anguilla.

Type of Visa/Permit

Documentation

Validity

Eligibility

Work Permit
  • Copy of the advertisement
  • A complete work permit application
  • Birth Certificate and Passport
  • Police record covering the last ten (10) years
  • Certified certificates as evidence of academic or professional qualifications
  • Recent medical examination report
  • Four (4) passport-sized photographs (identical)
  • Certificate from Social Security contributions stating that the employer is registered and/or his/her Social Security contributions are up to date.
  • Business License
  • Tax Clearance
Maximum 4 years
  • Foreigners must apply for a work permit in order to legally work in Anguilla
  • All vacancies must be advertised before an application can be submitted.
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Value Added Tax (VAT) in Anguilla

  • The Caribbean British territory of Anguilla introduced a 13% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 1 July 2022.

GST

Standard Rate

 

 

13%

 

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Mandatory Benefits in Anguilla

  • These are mandatory benefits as postulated by law
  • These include probationary period, annual leave, public holidays, sick leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, overtime pay, notice period, and severance pay
  • Statutory benefits also include social security benefits

Mandatory Benefits overview

  • Probationary period

  • Annual Leave

  • Public Holidays

  • Maternity Leave

  • Paternity Leave

  • Sick Leave

  • Overtime Pay

  • Notice Period

  • Severance Pay

  • Social Security Benefits

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Payments And Invoicing

There are no taxes; hence no payment and invoicing obligation

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Accrued Benefits in Anguilla

Christmas Bonus % 0%
Christmas Bonus Over Vacations % 0%
Severance per Year%

Employees are entitled to one week’s wage for each completed year of service up to the first 5 years (1.92%)

1.92%
Vacations %

An employee shall be entitled to at least 15 days paid annual holiday leave (4.1% of annual salary)

4.1%
Of annual
salary
Notice %

Employees are entitled to 1 week of notice period after one year of service (1.92%)

1.92%
Christmas Bonus Over Notifications % 0%
Vacations Plus % 5%

Total percentage of Salary (yearly)

The total employment accruals as a percentage of salary per anum are equal to 7.94%

7.94%

Payroll Accrual in Anguilla

Payroll Accruals Additional Information

 

 

Employment Accruals

Annual Leave An employee shall be entitled to at least 15 days of paid annual holiday leave. This equals 4.1% (15/365 days)
Maternity Leave The period of maternity leave shall not be less than 14 weeks of which not less than 6 weeks’ compulsory leave shall be taken after the date of confinement. This equals 26.9% (14/52 weeks)
Paternity Leave The father of the baby or the husband of the baby’s mother shall be granted paternity leave for such period as requested in the application but in any case not exceeding one month in any 12-month period beginning with the date of confinement and ending not later than 6 months from the birth of the child. This equals 8.33% (1/12 months)
Sick Leave An employee, other than a casual employee, who due to illness is unfit for work, shall be eligible for sick leave with pay on the basis of one day for every 22 days worked, provided that he has worked for his employer for at least 110 days. This equals 4.38% (16/365 days)
Overtime Where an employee is employed for a period exceeding 44 hours in any one week, he shall be paid at the rate of 1½ times his basic hourly rate of pay for each hour employed in excess of 44 hours Subjective
Severance Where an employee is terminated due to redundancy that employee shall be entitled to the following minimum redundancy payment
  • one week’s wage for each completed year of service up to the first 5 years; or
  • 2 weeks’ wages for each completed year of service in excess of 5 years.
This equals 1.92% (1/52 weeks)
Social Security Both the employer and the employee contribute 5% of an employee’s earnings, up to XCD 7000 per month This equals 5% of annual income

Why use Global Expansion to hire in Anguilla

Establishing a branch office or subsidiary in Anguilla can be time-consuming, expensive and complex. With such a robust labor market in place, one must pay great attention to detail when structuring employment because Anguilla labor laws are complex.

The company also has a responsibility to comply with specific employment practices dictated by Anguilla law to maintain its good standing as an equal opportunity employer.

Global Expansion makes it easy for you to expand into Anguilla. We'll help you hire your candidate of choice, handle HR matters and payroll, and ensure that you comply with local laws without the burden of setting up a foreign branch office or subsidiary. In addition, you'll have complete control and direction over your employees.

We enable you to stay in control of everything. Our Anguilla Global Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and Employer of Record (EOR) solution provides you with peace of mind to focus on running your company and the security to enter new markets.

 

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