Definitive Guide to Hiring in Central African Republic

Hiring in Central African Republic

Hiring employees compliantly in Central African Republic means doing it yourself or using an Employer of Record like Global Expansion. You should be careful using independent contractor agreements in Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic or

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

Labor Laws in Central African Republic

Employee Probation Period

• The duration of the probationary period varies according to the worker's category, as follows:
  • 8 days for hourly, daily, weekly and fortnightly paid workers
  • 1 month for monthly paid workers
  • 2 months for first-line supervisors
  • 3 months for executive staff

Annual Leave in Central African Republic

• Employees receive 24 days of paid annual leave after one year of employment.

Holidays in Central African Republic

Maternity Leave Central African Republic

• Maternity leave is 14 total weeks
• Six weeks before the birth and eight weeks after.
• The maternity leave can be extended for 03 weeks in case of an illness, duly certified by a doctor, resulting from the birth or the pregnancy.

Paternity Leave Central African Republic

• There is no paternity leave

Sick Leave in Central African Republic

• Employees are entitled to 3 months of leave in case of illness/sickness

Working Hours in Central African Republic

• In every non-agricultural establishment, public or private, secular or religious, even if they are destined to educational purposes or voluntary work, the working time of regular employees or piece-rate workers, cannot exceed 40 hours per week.

Overtime in Central African Republic

• Whenever a collective agreement does not foresee it, an order from the Minister of Labor, after having consulted the Permanent National Labor Council, shall establish:
• the minimum rates for overtime work and night work or non-working days.

Termination of Employment in Central African Republic

• The notice period varies from 8 days to 3 months depending on seniority
• There is no statutory severance pay, unless it is agreed to in the employment contract or by collective bargaining agreements.

Notice Period in Central African Republic

• The notice period varies from 8 days to 3 months depending on seniority

Severance in Central African Republic

• There is no statutory severance pay, unless it is agreed to in the employment contract or by collective bargaining agreements.

Central African Republic Salary and Wages

13th Month Salary in Central African Republic

• No
• There is no evidence that there is a statutory requirement to pay the 13th or 14th month salary.

• Social security contribution is levied on salary.
• It includes an employer and employer contribution
  • All salary elements considered as remuneration of work performed by employee
  • Benefit in kind assessed with taxable percentage constitutes the basis of social security contribution.

Immigration Central African Republic

• The Central African Republic has a specific set of regulations in place for foreign nationals who plan to travel within its borders.
• The CAR offers two categories of visas for foreigners:
• Short stay visas for visits up to three months
• Long stay visas, which allow the holder to remain in the CAR for up to one year
• Any employee who will be relocating to the Central African Republic for an extended period will need to obtain a long stay visa before they can travel abroad and start working.
• Foreign nationals will need to provide the following documents to get a visa for working in the CAR:
• A letter of invitation from the employing company based in the CAR
• Two duly completed and signed visa application forms
• A passport with at least six months of validity and one blank page
• Two identical passport photographs with a white background
• A copy of the applicant’s flight itinerary
• Proof of vaccination against yellow fever
• A letter from the applicant’s employer stating that they will leave the Central African Republic at the end of their work contract
• Payment of the visa fee

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Central African Republic

• The Value Added Tax (VAT) in Central African Republic is levied at a standard rate of 19%
• Reduced rate of 5% is applicable on wheat, flour, milk, frozen fish and refined oils
• Exports and international services are zero rated

Mandatory Benefits in Central African Republic

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

Accrued Benefits in Central African Republic

Payroll Accrual in Central African Republic

Country Accruals Additional Information

Payroll Accruals Additional Information

Why use Global Expansion to hire in Central African Republic

Establishing a branch office or subsidiary in Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic labor laws are complex.

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

Global Expansion makes it easy for you to expand into Central African Republic. 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 Central African Republic 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.