Senegal

• New Year’s Day
• Independence Day
• Easter Monday
• Eid al-Fitr
• Labour Day
• Ascension
• Whit Monday
• Tabaski
• Assumption Day
• Grand Magal of Touba
• Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday
• All Saints Day
• Christmas Day.

Working Hours

The standard workweek in Senegal is 40 hours.

Minimum Wage

In Senegal, the minimum wage rate is 334 CFA francs per hour for general workers and 213.39 CFA francs per hour for agricultural workers.

Employee Tax

Personal income tax rate

Annual income	Personal income tax rate
Up to CFA 630,000	0%
CFA 630,001 - 1,500,000	20%
CFA 1,500,001 - 4,000,000	30%
CFA 4,000,001 - 8,000,000	35%
CFA 8,000,001 - 13,500,000	37%
More than CFA 13,500,000	40%

Minimum personal income tax

Annual income	Minimum personal income tax
Up to CFA 599,999	CFA 900
CFA 1,000,000 - 1,999,999	CFA 4,800
CFA 2,000,000 - 6,999,999	CFA 12,000
CFA 7,000,000 - 11,999,999	CFA 18,000
More than CFA 12,000,000	CFA 36,000
Retirement contribution	5.6%
Employment medical coverage	6%

Bonuses

In Senegal, performance-based, annual, and 13th month bonuses are common.

In Senegal, employment contracts should be concluded in writing and in French, which is the local language. The contract should spell out the terms of the employee’s compensation, benefits, and termination requirements. An offer letter and employment contract in Senegal should always state the salary in West African CFA francs.

Fixed contracts of up to 24 months, including one renewal, are permitted.  A fixed-term contract cannot in principle be used over the long-term to fill a permanent position related to the usual activity of the company.

Annual Leave

Employees in Senegal are entitled to 24 days of paid annual leave per year.

Sick Leave

Employees are entitled to sick leave as follows:

• For less than 12 months of service: one month on full pay and three months on half pay;
• For more than 12 months but less than five years of service: one month on full pay and four months on half pay;
• For more than five years of service: two months on full pay and five months on half pay.

Parental Leave

In Senegal, female employees are entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, eight weeks of which must be taken after the birth. The employee will receive 100% of her salary during this period, which will be paid by the government.

Male employees are entitled to one day of paid leave upon the birth of their child.

Termination Process

In Senegal, the grounds for termination, other than at the initiative of the employer, are common to all contracts:

• Termination by mutual consent of the parties;
• Force majeure;
• Death of the worker.

A fixed-term contract can only be terminated by written agreement from both parties, in the case of serious misconduct or force majeure.

A worker may terminate the employer contract by serving notice in line with legal requirements.

Severance Pay

In Senegal, employees are generally eligible for severance pay for each year of service, which will be 25-40% of their average wages over the past 12 months.  The percentage is based on length of service, as follows:

• 25% during the first five years of service (1.25 months of salary with five years of service);
• 30% after five years and up to ten years of service (1.25 months + 1.5 months of worker’s salary with ten years of service);
• 40% per year after the tenth year (1.25 months + 1.5 months + two months’ salary for 15 years of service).

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

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