Haiti

• Independence Day
• Founder's Day
• Carnival
• Ash Wednesday
• Good Friday
• Agriculture and Labour Day
• Flag and Universities Day
• Corpus Christi
• Assumption of Mary
• Dessalines Day
• All Saints' Day
• All Souls' Day
• Battle of Vertieres Day
• Christmas Day

Working Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours a day, 48 hours a week. Hours over the working hours are considered overtime and paid at a 50% surcharge. Overtime cannot exceed 80 hours a quarter.

Standard nighttime work is between 06.00 pm and 06.00 am, and is paid at double the daily rate.

Minimum Wage

Minimum salary: 770 Gourdes for eight hours' work.

Employee Tax

Annual income	Tax rate
Up to HTG 60,000	0%
HTG 60,000 - 240,000	10%
HTG 240,000 - 480,000	15%
HTG 480,000 - 1,000,000	25%
More than HTG 1,000,000	30%
Social security contribution	6% - 12%

Bonuses

In Haiti, an additional, compulsory salary is paid between the 24th and 31st of December.

Foreign employers are more likely to provide discretionary benefits such as private medical insurance, life insurance, and better yearly leave days. Non-statutory benefits are rare.

Employment contracts in Haiti must be written in French or Creole.

There are three types of employment contracts in Grenada:

A fixed-term/temporary contract

An indefinite contract

An apprenticeship contract

Written employment contracts should include:

Employer and employee details, identification details, and workbook number

Employee's address details

Job title and responsibilities

Working hours

Salary

Place of employment

Employer and employee's signatures, the date and place of signing

There is no probation period, and background checks are permitted.

Annual Leave

Leave entitlement is 15 days for 12 months of service or 1.25 days per month. Employees with less than 12 months of service are entitled to 1.25 days per month worked. Annual leave can be accumulated, if agreed in writing for up to two years.

Sick Leave

Employees with 12 months of service are entitled to 15 days of sick leave, with the presentation of a medical certificate from a company doctor or the Public Health Service. Sick leave for employees with less than 12 months is proportioned accordingly. Sick leave is paid by the employer.

Parental Leave

• Maternity leave: 12 weeks, with 6 weeks scheduled before delivery, and 6 weeks after delivery.
• Paternity leave: none

Termination Process

Notice is determined by the length of service and starting with employees who have worked for three consecutive months.

There are three ways to terminate a contract:

In specific cases such as redundancy, mutual consent, expiry of the contract, sufficient cause for termination, or death of the employee or employer.

The mutual consent of both parties.

Termination by the employer or employee.

Severance Pay

In Haiti, employees have no entitlement to severance pay. The only requirement is to give the correct notice time.

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.