Morocco- Employer of Record (EOR)

It is legally required to put a written employment contract in place in Morocco, in the local language, which spells out the terms of the employee’s compensation, benefits, and termination requirements. An offer letter and employment contract in Morocco should always state the salary and any compensation amounts in Moroccan diram rather than a foreign currency.

In general the work week is 44 hours, with the usual business days being Monday through Friday.

Some companies offer a 13 month bonus, and seniority bonuses are also common.

After one year of service, employees are generally entitled to 24 days of paid annual leave.

Employees are generally eligible for sick leave if they have 54 days of contributions in the prior six months of coverage. Sick pay begins on the 4th day and is usually about two-thirds of the average daily wage.

Female employees are generally entitled to 14 weeks of 100% paid maternity leave.  They may also take an additional one year of unpaid leave.

Fathers are generally entitled to 3 days of paid paternity leave.

Employers and employees contribute to social security. The amount ranges and can be up to 6.29% of wages for employees and up to 20.1% for the employer contribution. Some contributions are capped, but not all.

Private insurance is also available for access to private clinics.

Probationary periods are allowed and may be renewed once, for indefinite term contracts their initial duration are:

• 3 months for executives
• 1 1/2 months for white collar workers
• 15 days for blue collar workers

Fixed term contracts may have probationary periods of up to one day per week of the contract, with a cap of 2 weeks for contracts of less than six months and a cap of one month for contracts of longer than six months.

Employment contracts may be terminated at the end of any month as follows:

• less than one year of service: one month’s notice
• two to nine years of service: two months’ notice
• 9+ years of service: three months’ notice

On termination, employees are generally eligible for a severance payment based on their length of service and hours of pay.