✔ We get your team working in Rwanda
✔ We handle all your payroll needs
✔ We ensure 100% compliance for your business
Africa HR Solutions takes care of employer of record services for clients that are looking to recruit workers and process payroll without setting up a branch office or subsidiary in Rwanda. Your employees are hired by Africa HR Solutions Rwanda Employer of Record (EOR Rwanda) conforming to local labor laws and may be on-boarded within days instead of the months it usually takes. The new employee is assigned to work on your team, working on your company’s behalf exactly as if he or she was your worker.
As always, we guarantee 100% compliance for your business in Africa.
Rwanda, one of the smallest countries in Africa, is located in the central part of the continent. The country has many lakes, a savannah region, and mountains in the west. It is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, with an estimated 13,276,517 people, most of whom live in rural areas. Most Rwandans speak Kinyarwanda, but French and English are also official languages.
New Year’s Day
Day after New Year’s Day
National Heroes Day
Good Friday
Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day
Labor Day
Independence Day
Liberation Day
Umuganura Day
Assumption Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Eid El Fitr
Eid Al-Adha
It is legally required to put a written employment contract in place in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda should always state the salary and any compensation amounts in Rwandan francs rather than a foreign currency.
In general, the Rwandan work week is 45 hours.
Performance-based bonuses are preferred my most organizations operating in Rwanda.
In general, employees are entitled to 18 days of paid annual leave.
An additional day of leave is given for every three years of continuous service, up to a maximum of 21 days.
Employees are generally entitled to sick leave of up to six months, with medical certification. The first three months are paid, and the last three months are unpaid.
Female employees are generally entitled to 12 weeks of paid maternity leave. Leave may be taken up to two weeks before the due date.
Fathers are entitled to four consecutive days of paternity leave.
Rwanda’s national social security fund is known as the Rwanda Social Security Fund (or more commonly as Caisse Social du Rwanda or CSR). All employees, both nationals and foreigners, working in Rwanda are expected to contribute to the scheme. The employer is required to contribute 5% whereas the employee’s contribution is 3%.
Our employer of record solution enables clients to handle payroll in Rwanda while Africa HR Solutions takes care of tax, and compliance management matters are lifted from their shoulders on ours. As an African Employer of Record expert, we manage labor contract best practices, statutory and market norm, employee benefits, and employee expenditures, in addition to severance and termination if required.
Also, we keep you apprised of any changes to local employment legislation in Rwanda.
When using our solutions, your new hire is up and ready even sooner, since he has a much better hiring transition. You’ll have peace of mind knowing you have a team of dedicated employment specialists, backed by years of experience, helping with each on-boarding.
Africa HR Solutions allows you to focus on running efficiently your core business.
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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.
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 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.