Compliantly hire your distributed team members in
Papua New Guinea
To hire new employees in
Papua New Guinea
, 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
Papua New Guinea
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
English, Tok Pisin (creole), and Hiri Motu
Papua New Guinea Kina (PGK)
Monthly
11 days
8.40%
73.28 (2023)
14 days
6 days
Up to 10 weeks
In many countries like
Papua New Guinea
, 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 New Guinea is PGK 3.50 per hour.
The standard work week hours is 40 hours per week for regular workers and 44 hours per week for shift workers and any time exceeding is considered overtime.
Overtime hours worked on Monday to Saturday are paid an additional salary of 50% and any hours worked on public holidays and Sundays are paid an additional salary of 100%.
There is no additional pay detail for New Guinea.
Employee payments must be paid on a monthly basis by the seventh of each month.
Both an employer and employee contribute to superannuation funds, PNG's retirement savings plan:
Termination with or without just cause is possible in accordance with the terms of an employment contract.
Termination without notice, only permitted on certain grounds, requires payment in lieu.
The notice period is based on the length of employment:
There are no statutory laws regarding probationary periods.
Payout is remainder of time worked including accrued but untaken recreational and sick leaves and/or any other additional pay outlined in the employment contract.
When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:
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