Definitive Guide to Hiring in Sudan

Hiring in Sudan

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

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

Labor Laws in Sudan

Employee Probation Period

• The probationary period shall not exceed three months

Annual Leave in Sudan

• Employees are entitled to paid annual leave for every year of service.
• The paid annual leave is:
  • 20 days for one to three years of continuous service;
  • 25 days for three to fifteen years of continuous service; and
  • 30 days for 15 or more years of service with the employer.

Holidays in Sudan

Maternity Leave Sudan

• A female worker shall, after six months of service and for each further year of service, be entitled to maternity leave with full pay to be calculated as follows:
  • Four weeks before her confinement and four weeks after her confinement, provided that the date of confinement is certified by a doctor;
  • Two weeks before her confinement and six weeks after her confinement if she wishes so;

Paternity Leave Sudan

• There is no mandatory paternity leave

Sick Leave in Sudan

• Employees are entitled to paid sick leave in the following manner: -
  • 100% pay for the first 3 months of absence;
  • 50% pay for 3 months of absence following the first period of the 3 months of absence;
  • 25% of the pay for 3 months of absence following the second period of 3 months of absence.

Working Hours in Sudan

• Official hours of work are 48 hours per week or 8 hours per day broken by a paid period of rest of not less than half an hour per day for eating or resting.

Overtime in Sudan

• Overtime shall not exceed 4 hours per day or 12 hours per week.
• The worker shall receive his payment for overtime work as follows:
  • during the normal working days, he shall be entitled to receive the equivalent of his wage of one hour and a half for each hour of overtime;
  • during official holidays, he shall be entitled to receive the equivalent of his wage of two hours for each hour of overtime work.

Termination of Employment in Sudan

The period of notice shall be calculated as follows:

• • one month for workers with monthly wages;
  • two weeks for workers with half-monthly wages who had been in less than five years of continuous service;
  • one week for workers with weekly wages who had been in less than two years of continuous service and two weeks for workers who had been in continuous service for a period between two years and less than five years;
  • in cases of workers with daily wages, the period of notice shall be as follows:
    • on the last day of work for workers who had not been in three months of continuous service;
    • one week for workers who had been in between three months and two years of continuous service;
    • two weeks for workers who had spent between two and five years of continuous service;
  • one month for workers with daily, weekly or half-monthly wages who had spent not less than five years in continuous service;
  • six months before the termination of the contract of employment as a result of reaching the statutory retirement age.

• In observance of the provisions of Social Security Act of 1990, or any other provision which is more favorable to the worker, any worker who has spent a period of continuous service with his employer of not less than three years shall be entitled to full severance pay to be calculated as follows:
  • if the worker has terminated a period of continuous service of not less than three years and not more than 10 years, he shall be entitled to severance pay equivalent to his basic monthly wage for each year of service;
  • if the worker has terminated more than 10 years of service, he shall be entitled to severance pay equivalent to one and a half of his basic monthly wage for each year of service of the following five years, and
  • if he had terminated more than 15 years of service, he shall be entitled to one and three quarter of his basic wage for each additional year of service provided that the severance pay does not exceed his basic wage for 36 months.

Notice Period in Sudan

• The period of notice shall be calculated as follows:
  • one month for workers with monthly wages;
  • two weeks for workers with half-monthly wages who had been in less than five years of continuous service;
  • one week for workers with weekly wages who had been in less than two years of continuous service and two weeks for workers who had been in continuous service for a period between two years and less than five years;
  • in cases of workers with daily wages, the period of notice shall be as follows:
    • on the last day of work for workers who had not been in three months of continuous service;
    • one week for workers who had been in between three months and two years of continuous service;
    • two weeks for workers who had spent between two and five years of continuous service;
  • one month for workers with daily, weekly or half-monthly wages who had spent not less than five years in continuous service;
  • six months before the termination of the contract of employment as a result of reaching the statutory retirement age.

Severance in Sudan

• In observance of the provisions of Social Security Act of 1990, or any other provision which is more favorable to the worker, any worker who has spent a period of continuous service with his employer of not less than three years shall be entitled to full severance pay to be calculated as follows:
  • if the worker has terminated a period of continuous service of not less than three years and not more than 10 years, he shall be entitled to severance pay equivalent to his basic monthly wage for each year of service;
  • if the worker has terminated more than 10 years of service, he shall be entitled to severance pay equivalent to one and a half of his basic monthly wage for each year of service of the following five years, and
  • if he had terminated more than 15 years of service, he shall be entitled to one and three quarter of his basic wage for each additional year of service provided that the severance pay does not exceed his basic wage for 36 months.

Sudan Salary and Wages

13th / 14th Month Salary in Sudan

• No
• There is no statutory requirement to pay the 13th or the 14th month salary.
• There is no evidence that it is customary to give bonuses.

• Employers must contribute an amount equal to 17% of the monthly salaries of their Sudanese and expatriate employees for social security purposes.
• Employees (citizens and expatriates) must contribute 8% of their monthly salary.

Immigration Sudan

• Some of the main types of visas available in Sudan are as follows: -
  • Employment visa
  • Business visa
  • Tourist visa
• In order to be eligible to travel to the country on a visa, an individual will have to meet the following eligibility criteria.
  • Be a genuine traveler
    • must have a valid and good intention behind travelling to the country.
  • Eligible to bear all expenses
    • must possess sufficient funds to support oneself and any dependents throughout the stay.
  • Reasons to return
    • must have strong ties in one’s home country that will ensure that an individual will return after his or her stay.
  • Be of good character
    • must have a clean criminal track record and be of good character.
    • may have to provide PCC (Police Clearance Certificate) for the same.
  • Be in good health
    • must at least meet the minimum health requirements required by the authorities.

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Sudan

• The standard VAT rate is 17% and a special rate of 35% is imposed on telecommunication services.
• Certain activities are exempt from VAT.

Mandatory Benefits in Sudan

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

Payroll Accrual in Sudan

Country Accruals Additional Information

Description

Coverage

Public- and private-sector employees and self-employed persons. Exclusions: Household workers, family labor, home-based workers, farmers, foresters, and unpaid apprentices. Special systems for judges and military and police personnel.

Payroll Accruals Additional Information

Accrued Benefits in Sudan

Why use Global Expansion to hire in Sudan

Establishing a branch office or subsidiary in Sudan 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 Sudan labor laws are complex.

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

Global Expansion makes it easy for you to expand into Sudan. 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 Sudan 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.