Namibia - Employer of Record (EOR)

✔ We get your team working in Namibia

✔ We handle all your payroll needs

✔ We ensure 100% compliance for your business

Africa HR Solutions employer of record services in Namibia enable you to recruit Expats and Local Nationals in over 40 countries across Africa without setting up a branch office or subsidiary in Namibia.

Your applicants are hired through our Employer of Record  partners in Namibia, in line with in-country labor laws.

The newly hired worker/contractor works on your organization’s behalf, just as if he or she was your employee. You have complete control over your recruit’s duties and work schedule.

As always, we guarantee 100% compliance for your business in Namibia.

Payroll Outsourcing in Namibia

Overview of Namibia

Namibia is located in the Southwestern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. A large portion of the Namib Desert, thought to be the oldest desert in the world, is in Namibia, and features 1,000-foot-high and 20-mile-long sand dunes.

New Year’s Day

Independence Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Worker’s Day

Cassinga Day

Africa Day

Ascension Day

Heroes’ Day

International Human Rights Day

Christmas Day

Family Day

Fixed term contracts are permitted.

It is legally required to put a written employment contract in place in Namibia, 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 Namibia should always state the salary and any compensation amounts in Namibian dollars rather than a foreign currency.

In general, the work week should not exceed 45 hours, and overtime should not exceed 10 hours per week.
Guaranteed and performance-based bonuses are common in Namibia.
Employees are generally entitled to 24 consecutive days of paid annual leave.
Employees generally receive one day of sick leave for every five weeks of work during the first year of employment. Thereafter, employees are entitled to 30 days of annual sick leave, or 36 if they work six-day weeks. Employees must submit a medical certificate.

Female employees are generally entitled to four weeks of maternity leave before the birth and eight weeks after.

There is no statutory paternity leave.

Employers and employees both contribute to social security with a 50/50 split. Contributions are generally 0.9% of earnings with a minimum monthly contribution of N$2.70 and a maximum of N$81.00 by each party.
In general, employees who have been terminated for just cause are entitled to the following notice periods:
  • less than four weeks service: one day’s notice
  • more than four weeks service but less than one year: one week’s notice
  • more than one year’s service: one month’s notice

Employees who have worked for at least 12 months are generally entitled to severance pay.

How Africa HR Solutions Can Help You in Namibia

Our team handles your workforce payroll needs, assists with tax calculations, and ensures your business is always fully compliant to Namibian laws and regulations.

As a full-service African employer of record expert, we manage labor best practices, statutory and market norm, employee benefits, and employee expenditures, as well as severance and termination if needed.

We also keep you apprised of any amendments to local employment laws in Namibia.

Giving you absolute peace of mind for all your hiring needs in Namibia is our ultimate goal.

KEVINA TAKOORDYAL

KEVINA TAKOORDYAL

HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Kevina Takoordyal has a BA Hons Business Management from the University of Glamorgan, UK, with MBA in leadership and Innovation, MBA General, PMP Certified, and Agile Scrum Master. She currently works as the Head of Operations at Africa HR Solutions Ltd with more than 20 years of proven leadership capabilities in Operations, Business Development, People Management, Process Optimization, and Project Management in the Financial Services, BPO, Banking Industry, and Heath Care Industry. In Senior leadership roles with an international footprint across Europe working and extensive Pan- African experience from a compliance, finance, and operations angle, Kevina comes across with a panoply of cross-functional skills. Kevina also serves on a few Boards, Non-Independent Executive at MioD and for NGOs on a voluntary basis, a coach and mentor to aspiring female leaders across Africa and Mauritius.

Kevina is a firm believer in Servant Leadership with a strong focus and commitment to uplifting others, with the ability to deliver through a highly engaged – diverse team, and works towards consistently synergistic value creation. While being a focused and adaptive thinker and Kevina is actively participating in panel discussions on Innovation, CX, Digital transformation.

Kevina serves as Project Assessor for the National Youth upskilling program. She has been recognized as Global Talent in a few companies, Ceridian, and International SOS Ltd whereby she has been awarded a few scholarships and had the opportunity to be mentored by Senior Vice President in the US. Award Winner in various fields and at a national level and recognized including Super Achiever Leader Award in Africa in 2016, Awarded Africa Women Leader 2018.

MARK DU PREEZ​

MARK DU PREEZ

Head of Legal & Compliance

A qualified lawyer who joined Africa HR Solutions in July 2020, Mark Du Preez has experience working in private practice for a reputable law firm in South Africa. He also played commercially focused roles at a leading private bank, wealth management company, and outsourcing firm in South Africa and Mauritius.

Mark has played a pivotal role in Africa HR Solution’s risk mitigation strategy, which positively impacted P&L performance over the years.

He currently leads the Partnerships function of the company including relationships and oversight with in-country partners (ICPs) across Africa.

alex daruty

ALEX DARUTY

Head of Commercial

Alex has more than 15 years of experience in the global, strategic development of both enterprise and consumer brands in categories including technology, transport, enterprise software, entertainment, and travel.

With experience in roles on both agency and corporate side, he has worked across international brands and has led the development and execution of multi-discipline campaigns across EMEA, NORAM and Asia Pacific.

His focus is on driving meaningful business impact through brand differentiation and building high-functioning, digitally oriented, and analytically driven capabilities. He is motivated by working with, and developing dynamic people, teams, and organizations.

He leads, manages, develops and mentors the Key Account Management department, including line management responsibility for the team of Key Account Managers and Key Account Administrator who represent the Company as the primary communication link between all relevant stakeholders, including clients, third party in-country partners and internal functions.

Originally from Mauritius, he holds bachelor’s degrees in International Business, Finance and Management from the University of Nevada, Reno.