Angola

• New Year
• Liberation Movement Day
• Carnival
• International Women’s Day
• Southern Africa Liberation Day
• Southern Africa Liberation Day Holiday
• Angolan Peace Day Holiday
• Angolan Peace Day
• Good Friday
• Labour Day
• National Heroes Day
• All Souls’ Day
• All Souls’ Day Holiday
• Independence Day
• Christmas Day

Working Hours

Employees can work 8 hours a day, up to 44 hours a week. Working hours can increase to nine hours a day if the work is intermittent and employees work no more than five days in a row.

Minimum Wage

Starting September 2024, the national minimum wage is set at 70,000 Angola Kwanza (AOA) per month for workers in general.

However, it is slightly lower for micro enterprise and startup employees whose national minimum wage is set at AOA 50,000 per month.

Employee Tax

Annual income	Tax rate
Up to AOA 70,000	0%
AOA 70,001 - 100,000	10% + AOA 3,000
AOA 100,001 - 150,000	13% + AOA 6,000
AOA 150,001 - 200,000	16% + AOA 12,500
AOA 200,001 - 300,000	18% + AOA 31,250
AOA 300,001 - 500,000	19% + AOA 49,250
AOA 500,001 - 1,000,000	20% + AOA 87,250
AOA 1,000,001 - 1,500,000	21% + AOA 187,250
AOA 1,500,001 - 2,000,000	22% + AOA 292,250
AOA 2,000,001 - 2,500,000	23% + AOA 402,250
AOA 2,500,001 - 5,000,000	24% + AOA 517,250
AOA 5,000,001 - 10,000,000	24.5% + AOA 1,117,250
More than AOA 10,000,001	25% + AOA 2,342,250
Social security contribution	3% of the basic salary

Bonuses

Employers must pay a 13th and 14th month salary to employees. This includes a 50% vacation bonus and a Christmas bonus.

Contracts in Angola are almost always for indefinite work, whether it's part-time or full-time. Fixed-term contracts aren't usually allowed, except in specific circumstances.

Foreign workers in Angola are required to sign a sworn statement agreeing to respect Angolan law.

Annual Leave

Minimum of 28 days' paid holiday per year.

Sick Leave

Large and medium companies must pay the employee's basic salary in full for the first two months of sick leave. This is reduced to 50% of the basic salary from the third to 12th month. Smaller companies must pay 50% of the regular wage for 90 days.

Parental Leave

• Maternity leave: 3months' paid leave, plus four months' unpaid if requested.
• Paternity leave: none.
• Parental leave: parents can take 3 days off each month to care for children, up to 12 days per year.

Termination Process

Grounds for termination in Angola include:

• Mutual agreement
• Redundancy
• Constructive dismissal with a just cause
• End of permitted fixed-term contract

Employees are also entitled to give notice of termination in line with the terms of their contract.

Severance Pay

Severance pay in Angola is usually based on employer size. Companies must pay one year's salary for each year of service up to 2-5 years. They'll also pay 20-50% of the base salary for any additional years of service.

Under a Mauve Group Employer of Record solution, clients and workers can reap the benefits of Mauve’s Global Master Insurance Programme – a market-leading unified corporate insurance programme that connects all Mauve entities to its two preferred providers.

The insurance provides coverage in overseas locations through a combination of the master policy and its linked local policies, where required by law in certain jurisdictions.  The policies include:

• Employer’s Liability and Public Liability - £10,000,000 combined limit.
• Professional Indemnity - £5,000,000 limit.
• Worker’s Compensation – Limit is dependent on location of work.

For specific information about statutory and recommended insurances in your chosen country, get in touch with Mauve.