With our Rwanda Payroll Outsourcing services, your talents are paid on time and without error! Our team at Africa HR Solutions also provides your company with much-needed guidance to ensure that your operations comply with Rwanda’s Labor Code and tax policies. Over the years, we have played a pivotal role in the expansion of over 400 clients across Africa by providing reliable HR and payroll and cross-border payment outsourcing solutions.
Geographic location: Found in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, Rwanda is a relatively small landlocked country.
Population: Of its approximate 13 million inhabitants, most of Rwanda’s population speaks Kinyarwanda. English, French, and Swahili (Kiswahili) are also spoken by the locals.
Economy: Rwanda has a small but growing market with a relatively strong economic growth. With strong efforts to maintain its economic growth post-pandemic, Rwanda aims at becoming a Middle-Income Country by 2035. For the time being, subsistence agriculture and mining are major economic pillars of this country, supplemented by tourism and tea and coffee exports.
Employer Contribution
Employee Contribution
Value-added tax (VAT)
The standard VAT rate is 18% in Rwanda. Some goods and services are zero-rated in the country.
Paid Time-Off
Employees are generally entitled to 18 days of paid annual leave. An additional day is granted for every 3 years of service up to a maximum of 21 days of paid leave.
Sick Leave
In Rwanda, workers are entitled to up to six months of sick leave – providing a medical certificate is submitted to the employer. If the sick leave exceeds 15 days, the employer is free to require that the medical certificate be signed by three recognized medical doctors. However, only the first 3 months are paid.
Maternity Leave
In Rwanda, women are entitled to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid maternity leave.
Paternity Leave
In Rwanda, men are entitled to 4 consecutive days of paid paternity leave.
Employees are entitled to severance pay in Rwanda. The remuneration is regulated as follows:
Over more than a decade, Africa HR Solutions has become a leading payroll service provider across Africa with a proven track record of success with over 400 clients across many industries.
Ensuring your operations are carried out compliantly is a must. From country-specific regulations to government laws, we make sure your company is up to code with Africa's legislation at all times.
Operating in more than 44 countries in Africa, our team of experts gathered the required knowledge and local expertise to handle your needs and demands - wherever, whenever.
Avoid unnecessary headaches and mistakes thanks to our centralized services and manage everything from a single database. A single point of contact for all of your needs across the continent.
It is cheaper to let a third-party organization handle your payroll than to do it yourself. By saving on the overall cost of payroll, you can reallocate your budget elsewhere to promote company growth.
With Africa HR Solutions you are one call away from implementing an accurate and timely payroll operation to ensure your talents are paid on time no matter where they are in Africa.
Onboard and pay your talents in Rwanda without having to set up a legal entity with our extensive Employer of Record solutions.
Outsource your payroll and benefits administration to us and get access to best in class advantages for your employees.
We take care of your HR functions to help you save up on the overall cost and ensure your operations are carried out compliantly.
In the last 10 years, the scenario surrounding compliance in African countries has changed dramatically. Africa HR Solutions understands this and has become a major player in the African payroll market.