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Payroll and Benefits Guide Mozambique
Last updated: Jun 07, 2023
Currency
MZN
Employer Taxes
Unknown
Payroll Frequency
Monthly
Employee Costs
%
Capital
Maputo
Date Format
dd/mm/yyyy
Fiscal Year
July 1-June 30
Payroll
Payroll Frequency
Monthly, by no later than the last day of the month
Working Hours
Working Hours
8 hours per day, up to 48 hours per week.
Overtime
Work performed beyond the normal daily working period is considered overtime. Up to 200 overtime hours per year is permitted and must be compensated with an additional 50% salary per hour up to 8pm and an additional 100% salary thereafter.
Exemptions might be in place for workers under the fixed work schedule exemption such as managers, trust positions or workers in functions that by their own nature justify the adoption of the fixed work schedule exemption.
Leave
Annual Leave (vacation)
1 day for every month of service during the first year. 2 days for every month of service during the second year. 30 days for every year of service from the third year onwards.
Employers can choose to implement a vacation carryover policy but there is no specific automatic policy in place.
Vacation Days
Public Holidays
Highest
Lowest
Public Holidays
Holidays falling on a Sunday are moved to the following Monday.
Sick Leave
15 days of paid sick leave or 5 non-consecutive days per quarter paid by the Employer. Additional paid sick leave might be granted by Social Security at a workers request to the health board, up to 365 days of continuous sick leave.
Termination
Notice Period
There is no at-will termination via a notice period though it is standard to give 1 week’s notice during Probation and 1 months notice thereafter.
Severance
Workers will be entitled to severance of up to 30 days pay per year of service, depending on the nature of termination.
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