Burkina Faso

• New Year’s Day
• New Year’s Day holiday
• Revolution Day
• International Women’s Day
• Easter Monday
• Korite
• Labour Day
• Ascension Day
• Whit Monday
• Tabaski
• Independence Day
• Assumption Day
• Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
• Martyrs’ Day
• All Saints Day
• Independence Day
• Christmas Day

Working Hours

The standard working week is 40 hours per week.

Minimum Wage

The minimum wage is CFA 45,000 per month for the formal sector.

Employee Tax

Annual income	Tax rate
Up to CFA 30,000	0%
CFA 30,001 - 50,000	12.1%
CFA 50,001 - 80,000	13.9%
CFA 80,001 - 120,000	15.7%
CFA 120,001 - 170,000	18.4%
CFA 170,001 - 250,000	21.7%
More than CFA 250,000	25%
Social security contribution	5.5%

Bonuses

There are no statutory bonus schemes in Burkina Faso.

Employment contracts can be written or oral, but contracts written in French are best.

All contracts should include:

• Salary
• Benefits
• Termination requirements

Fixed-term contracts are permitted up to 24 months (local workers) or 36 months (foreign workers).

Annual Leave

Minimum of 22 days' paid holiday per year after a year of service.

Sick Leave

Paid sick leave entitlement ranges from 2 - 8 months, depending on length of service.

Parental Leave

• Maternity leave: Female employees are entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave – starting at the earliest, eight weeks and at the latest, four weeks before the expected date of delivery.
• Paternity leave: The Labour Act does not have provisions for paternity leave.
• Parental leave: Employees are entitled to unpaid leave of six months to care for his/her child. The employee must give the employer one month’s notice before the leave is due to start.

Termination Process

Employers in Burkina Faso can terminate a contract provided they give notice in line with legal requirements.

Contracts may be terminated for the following reasons:

• Reasonable and socially acceptable grounds
• Economic reasons
• Serious misconduct
• Expiry of a fixed-term contract.

Severance Pay

Employees are entitled to 25% of their monthly wage per year of service up to five years, rising to 30% between 5-10 years and 40% after the tenth year of service.

Under a Mauve Group Employer of Record (EOR) solution, clients and their international workers benefit from access to Mauve’s Global Master Insurance Programme—a market-leading, unified corporate insurance framework that connects all Mauve entities with two trusted providers. As part of our comprehensive global Employer of Record services, this insurance offering supports companies employing staff overseas by ensuring full compliance with local legal requirements while safeguarding their workforce.

The programme provides international insurance coverage through a combination of the master policy and jurisdiction-specific local policies, where required by law. This structure ensures seamless alignment with local employment laws—an essential element of maintaining global regulatory compliance within any international EOR payroll arrangement.

Coverage includes:

• Employer’s Liability and Public Liability – £10,000,000 combined limit
• Professional Indemnity – £5,000,000 limit
• Worker’s Compensation – Limit varies based on the employee’s country of work

This solution is ideal for organisations seeking to streamline global employee management while ensuring every EOR employee is protected and fully compliant in their respective jurisdictions.

For tailored advice on EOR insurance coverage, payroll compliance, or global compliance services in your target country, get in touch with Mauve’s expert international HR consultancy team.