Egypt

• Coptic Christmas Day
• Revolution Day
• Coptic Easter
• Sham el Nessim
• Eid Al Fitr
• Sinai Liberation Day
• Labour Day
• Ed al-Adha Holidays
• Revolution Day
• El Hijra
• Revolution Day
• Moulid El Nabi
• Armed Forces Day

Working Hours

Employees can work up to 8 hours a day, or a maximum of 48 hours per week.

Minimum Wage

The minimum wage stands at EGP 6,000.

Employee Tax

Annual income	Tax rate
Up to EGP 15,000	0%
EGP 15,001 - 30,000	2.5%
EGP 30,001 - 45,000	10%
EGP 45,001 - 60,000	15%
EGP 60,001 - 200,000	20%
EGP 200,001 - 400,000	22.5%
More than EGP 400,000	25%
Old age, disability, and death	9%
End of service compensation	1%
Sickness contribution	1%

Bonuses

There are no statutory bonus schemes in Egypt.

Employment contracts in Egypt must be written in Arabic and issued to the employer, employee, and Social Insurance Office.

All contracts should certain specific information as set out in the Labour Law.

Both indefinite and fixed-term contracts are permitted in Egypt.

Annual Leave

Minimum of 15 days' paid holiday after one year of service, rising to one month's holiday after ten years.

Sick Leave

Up to 180 days’ sick leave paid at 75-100% of the worker’s salary, depending on length of absence.

Parental Leave

• Maternity leave: at least three months' paid leave.
• Paternity leave: none.

Termination Process

Employers in Egypt can terminate a contract provided they give notice and compensation in line with legal requirements. Unfair dismissal may lead to compensation claims.

Grounds for termination include:

• Fraud
• Serious material damage to the employer
• Failure to observe safety regulations
• Unacceptable absence
• Assault
• Breach of contract or competition clause

Severance Pay

Employees are entitled to one month’s severance pay per year of service up to five years, then 1.5 months’ for each year of employment thereafter.

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.