Definitive Guide to Hiring in Guinea-Bissau

Hiring in Guinea - Bissau

Hiring employees compliantly in Guinea - Bissau means doing it yourself or using an Employer of Record like Global Expansion. You should be careful using independent contractor agreements in Guinea - Bissau 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 Guinea - Bissau; or

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

Labor Laws in Guinea - Bissau

Employee Probation Period

• Probation period is typically 1 month (may be increased to 6 months when dealing with highly complex jobs)

Annual Leave in Guinea - Bissau

• Employees receive 30 days paid annual leave

Holidays in Guinea - Bissau

Maternity Leave Guinea - Bissau

• Female employees receive 60 days of paid leave.

Paternity Leave Guinea - Bissau

• There is no statutory paternity leave

Sick Leave in Guinea - Bissau

• Employees receive at least 5 paid days of sick leave

Work Hours in Guinea-Bissau

• The standard workday is 8 hours.

Overtime in Guinea - Bissau

• Evening overtime is paid at 25%, while weekend overtime is paid at 50%

Termination of Employment in Guinea - Bissau

• The notice period is 1 month for employees with less than 3 years of service.
• Otherwise the notice period equals 2 months
• Severance pay equals 1 month of remuneration for each year of service

Notice Period in Guinea - Bissau

• The notice period is 1 month for employees with less than 3 years of service.
• Otherwise the notice period equals 2 months

Severance in Guinea - Bissau

• Severance pay equals 1 month of remuneration for each year of service

Guinea - Bissau Salary and Wages

13 / 14th Month Salary in Guinea - Bissau

• No
• There is no statutory requirement to pay the 13th or 14th month salary.
• However, it is customary for employees to be given bonus regularly but they are monthly as opposed to quarterly or attached to holidays.

• Employers in Guinea-Bissau are obliged to submit monthly social security contributions of 14% of their employees monthly gross salaries to the Guinea-Bissau National Institute of Social Providence (INSS)
• Employees must contribute 8%

Immigration Guinea - Bissau

• Foreign nationals who plan to travel to Guinea-Bissau will need to obtain a visa, and visa categories in the country include:
  • Short-stay visas, which are valid for a maximum of 90 days
  • Long-stay visas for extended stays
• Most foreign nationals who travel to Guinea-Bissau for work will need to obtain a long-stay visa.
• Foreign nationals can generally expect the need to provide the following documents if they wish to obtain a visa and travel to Guinea-Bissau:
  • A valid passport with at least one blank page for an entry stamp
  • Recent passport photos
  • Biometric data, including fingerprints
  • Proof of vaccination against yellow fever
  • Payment of the visa fee

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Guinea - Bissau

• General sales tax (imposto geral sobre vendas e serviços) is levied on the value added in respect of taxable supplies of goods and services, as well as in respect of the importation of goods.
• The standard rate of general sales tax is 19%, while a rate of 20% applies on luxury goods, 10% on imports and sales of listed goods of services and 15% on the importation and supply of electricity and water.

Mandatory Benefits in Guinea - Bissau

• 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, severance pay and 13th month pay
• Mandatory benefits also include social security benefits.

Payroll Accrual in Guinea - Bissau

Country Accruals Additional Information

Description

It’s important to put a Guinea-Bissau benefits management plan together before you begin to recruit and hire employees. Start by providing time off for the country’s nine holidays and another 21 days of paid annual leave. Employees should also receive at least five days of paid sick leave.

Payroll Accruals Additional Information

Accrued Benefits in Guinea - Bissau

Why use Global Expansion to hire in Guinea - Bissau

Establishing a branch office or subsidiary in Guinea - Bissau 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 Guinea - Bissau labor laws are complex.

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

Global Expansion makes it easy for you to expand into Guinea - Bissau. 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 Guinea - Bissau 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.