Compliantly hire your distributed team members in
Kenya
To hire new employees in
Kenya
, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.
Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in
Kenya
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
Swahili, English
Kenyan shilling (KSh, KES)
Monthly
12 days
1.50%
32.37 (2023)
21 days
14 days
91 days
In many countries like
Kenya
, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.
The minimum wage in Kenya is 15120 KES per month.
The government-mandated minimum wage is determined by several factors, including an employee's industry, geographical location, age, and skill level.
Overtime is defined as hours worked outside of normal working hours. Employees can work up to 52 hours per week (12 hours of overtime).
While employers are required to pay junior employees the relevant overtime rate, overtime pay is not required for senior employees because extra work hours are factored into their salaries.
Employees are paid 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for extra hours worked, and 2 times their regular hourly wage if they work overtime on a rest day or public holiday.
Working hours are typically 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday is the standard work week.
There is no additional pay detail for Kenya.
For all Borderless customers, all employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.
Employee contracts can be terminated only if a just cause is established, such as dishonesty, negligence, or fraud, and only after a hearing in which the employee in question is allowed to seek representation from relevant trade union staff or other counsel.
An employee must be given written notice of termination at least 28 days before the decision, or payment can be made in lieu of notice.
Probation periods can last up to six months, during which time an employer can fire an employee with seven days' notice or pay in lieu of notice.
Severance payments are only required when an employee is laid off due to redundancy, and they are calculated at a rate of 15 days' wages for every year of service.
When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:
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