South Sudan

• New Year’s Day
• Good Friday
• Holy Saturday
• Easter Sunday
• Easter Monday
• Eid al-Fitr
• Labour Day
• SPLA Day
• Eid al-Adha
• Independence Day
• Martyrs’ Day
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Christmas Holiday

Working Hours

In South Sudan, the normal working hours for an employee shall not exceed 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.

The normal working hours of shift workers shall not exceed 40 hours when averaged over a three-week period.

Minimum Wage

SDG 3000 per month.

Employee Tax

Annual income	Tax rate
Up to SSP 5,000	0%
SSP 5,001 - 10,000	5%
SSP 10,001 - 15,000	10%
SSP 15,001 - 20,000	15%
More than SSP 20,000	20%
Social security contribution	8%

Bonuses

There are no statutory bonus schemes in South Sudan.

In South Sudan, contracts can be either oral or written and can be permanent or fixed-term.

The contract must contain the following particulars: name of employer; place of employment; name of employee and other details necessary for identification; nature and duration of employment; period of notice for termination of contract; salary/wages; measures to be taken for the welfare of the employee and their family; conditions of repatriation (where applicable); and any other conditions of the contract.

Annual Leave

In South Sudan, an employee is entitled to annual leave with full pay as follows:

• 1-3 years of service: 21 days
• 3-15 years of service: 25 days
• 15+ years of service: 30 days

Sick Leave

In South Sudan, an employee is entitled to 12 days of sick leave on full pay per year of continuous service.

Parental Leave

South Sudan offers 90 days of maternity leave with full pay.

If a father is married to the mother of his child, he is entitled to two weeks' paternity leave.

Termination Process

An employer may terminate an employment contract based on any of the following reasons:

• Employee incapacity to perform contracted work
• Repeated failure by an employee to perform work to a satisfactory standard.
• Gross misconduct
• Changes in the operational requirements of the employer

An employment contract may be terminated by either party in line with legal requirements.

Severance Pay

An employer must pay severance allowance to an employee who has been in their service for more than six months.

Calculation of severance pay shall be negotiable between the employer and the employees or the trade union that represents them.

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