Compliantly hire your distributed team members in
Senegal
To hire new employees in
Senegal
, 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
Senegal
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
French & Wolof
CFA franc (francs, XOF)
Depends on the employment contract. Payroll frequency can be hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
14 days
18%
$$ (65 of 140 nations)
24 days
5 days
14 weeks
In many countries like
Senegal
, 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 Senegal is 209.10 CFA francs (~USD 0.34) per hour. Salaries for skilled professionals differ according to skills and experience.
Employees should be paid 110% of their standard wage rate for the first eight hours and 135% of their wage rate for any subsequent hours of overtime after that.
During the weekend, employees should be paid 150% of their standard wage rate for any amount of hours worked.
There is a 13th month salary in Senegal and it is paid out at the end of the year.
In Senegal, employers may also pay Sick Pay. This depends on the employee’s length of employment:
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.
20%: Social Security Contributions
An employer can dismiss an employee on the basis of a valid cause. This may depend on collective bargaining agreements. Employees must be notified in writing:
Notice period depends on collective bargaining agreements. The typical notice period is 15 days - 2 months.
Typically, a probationary period lasts for 3 months for managerial positions and a month for other roles.
Severance is payable unless the dismissal is for gross misconduct. The amount payable is primarily determined by the collective bargaining agreement but is typically 25-40% of the average wages over the past 12 months for each year of service depending on the length 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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