Republic of the Congo
Want to know how you can hire in Republic of the Congo, legally, without wading into months of paperwork and thousands of dollars in fees? In the next few minutes, we’ll teach you.
Country snapshot
CURRENCY
Congolese Franc (CDF)
EMPLOYER TAXES
13%
PAYROLL FREQUENCY
Monthly
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
French
It’s the fastest way to hire globally
Hiring employees takes months, at the minimum. When you hire with Thera's locally-generated contracts, it’s a matter of days or weeks. This means you can hire the best talent, fast, without losing them to a hellish procession of paperwork.
It’s a lot cheaper
It costs just $0 to sign up for Thera, then $25 per month to hire your contractors with Thera. If you hired employees manually (or did contracting on your own), you’d likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars each month. Setting up an entity alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
It’s more flexible for you & your team
Can be less risky than hiring employees
Hiring employees is a bigger commitment, and can open you up to increased liabilities and regulations. When you hire contractors overseas, your biggest risk is misclassification—but laws surrounding contractor classification are often significantly more straightforward.
Some people want to be employees
The contractor life isn’t for everyone—some people want the security that being an employee often appears to provide. Though it’s rare, this does happen, and it’s one disadvantage of manage an all-contractor team.
You might not have as much control over your talent
Most countries’ contractor-employer relationship laws stipulate that the employer can’t set fixed working hours, among other things. These laws give contractors more freedom over how and when they do their work than an employee would have. In reality, however, most contractors are willing & able to work on the company’s schedule—it’s a matter of setting expectations beforehand.
Hiring in Republic of the Congo? That’s excellent. There are two options: You can hire your talent as employees, or you can hire them as contractors. Because of Republic of the Congo’s labor law structure, there are benefits and disadvantages to each approach.
Hire talent as contractors
Hire talent as employees
If you’ve read up until this point, you’ll know that it’s easier, cheaper, and more flexible to hire contractors in Republic of the Congo than employees. Still, there are valid reasons why you might want to hire employees instead. The content below is for you—we’ll cover employer taxes and obligations in Republic of the Congo.
Employer tax
Occupational risks
Pension
Family benefits
Individual tax
Pension
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Every employee needs to receive guaranteed benefits as part of a Republic of the Congo benefits management plan.
Workers must receive, at minimum, 26 days of paid leave per year of service.
The first 10 days will be at full basic salary, reducing in ten-day increments thereafter.
Employee employee that is unable to resume work after 30 continuous working days, the contract will be suspended for temporary leave of absence.
Public Holidays
There are 9 public holidays.
Sick Days
Democratic Republic of the Congo includes sick leave for employees after 3 months of continuous service, paid at 100% of their salary.
Maternity Leave
Pregnant employees receive 14 weeks’ leave (a maximum of 8 weeks to be taken after birth), provided they have been employed for 6 months. Otherwise they will be entitled to leave without pay.
Paternity Leave
Paternity leave includes 2 days of mandatory paid leave.
Parental Leave
No Info.
Other Leave
No Info.
Marriage Leave
No Info.
Bereavement Leave
No Info.
Termination Process
Employers can terminate contracts at the end of the term (if for a fixed period), by the employer or by the employee.
Termination of an employment contract must be in writing and state the reason for dismissal.
Employers must generally have a valid reason for terminating employment.
A valid reason exists if it is related to the workplace in some way and can include redundancy dismissals.
Notice Period
The notice period in Congo Republic is 14 days and may increases by seven days for each year of continuous service.
Individual and collective agreements can provide for longer notice periods.
Payment in lieu of notice is required for failing to provide the requisite notice.
Severance Pay
Congo republic pay for redundancy is around 6.5 weeks of salary for service up to five years and approximately 14 weeks of pay after 10 years of service or more.
Probation Period
Probation period is 1 to 6 months.
Working Hours
The working hours for most firms and government offices are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Employees are entitled to have a two-hour break taken at some point between noon and 3 p.m.
Overtime
Employees work beyond the standard workweek at 113% of the average wages.
The employees receive a minimum of 24 hours of leave during a period of seven consecutive days.
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