Seeking A Reliable Payroll Partner in Senegal ?
With our Senegal 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 Senegal’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.
Senegal Country Overview
Geographic location: Senegal is located in the westernmost part of the African continent, bordered by Mauritania, Mali, and Guinea.
Population: Senegal’s official language is French. However, it is spoken by only around 37% of the population. Around 72% of Senegal’s inhabitants speak Wolof
Economy: The country’s economy is mainly based on agriculture, mining, chemicals, and metalwork. Senegal offers plenty of trade and investment opportunities, thanks to its advanced infrastructure.
Payroll in Senegal - What You Should Know
- Population: 17,196,308
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP): $27.63 B
- GDP Growth (April 2021): 6.1%
- Inflation, consumer prices: 2.5%
- Foreign Direct Investment (% of GDP): 7.5%
- Unemployment Rate: 3.7%
- Capital: Dakar
- Currency: West African CFA franc
- Languages: French, Wolof
Employer Contribution
- 7.00% of the employer’s emoluments must be contributed to social security to cover family benefits
- 1.00-5.00% of the employer’s emoluments must be contributed to social security to cover Industrial Accidents
- 8.4% of the employer’s emoluments must be contributed to the National Retirement Fund
Employee Contribution
- 5.6% of the employee’s emoluments must be contributed to the National Retirement Fund
Value-added tax (VAT)
The standard VAT rate is 18% in Senegal. Activities related to tourism are subject to a reduced rate of 10%.
Financial activities such as banking, money transfers, and more are subject to a special tax rate of 17%.
Paid Time-Off
Employees are generally entitled to 24 days of paid annual leave.
Sick Leave
In Senegal, workers are entitled to a minimum of five days of paid sick leave per year.
Maternity Leave
In Senegal, women are entitled to 14 weeks’ paid maternity leave – 8 of which must be taken postnatal.
Paternity Leave
There is no statutory paternity leave in Senegal.
In Senegal, the general notice period for termination is 15 days. However, technicians wishing to resign must provide two months’ notice.
Employers may terminate workers for just cause with a written notice.
- Executives and similar staff: 3 months’ notice
- Monthly paid white-collar workers, blue-collar workers, and permanent hourly, daily, or weekly paid staff: eight days to one month, depending on their seniority.
Employees in Senegal are entitled to severance pay for each year of service at a rate of 25 to 40% of their average wages over the past 12 months.
- New Year’s Day (1st January)
- Senegal Independence Day (4th April)
- Easter Monday (13th April)
- Labor Day (1st May)
- Ascension Day (21st May)
- Eid al-Fitr
- Whit Monday (1st June)
- Eid al-Adha
- Assumption of Mary (15th August)
- Ashura
- Grand Magal of Touba
- Prophet’s Birthday
- All Saints’ Day (2nd November)
- Christmas Day (25th December)
Senegal Payroll Done The Easy Way. The Right Way.
12 Years of Experience
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.
Bulletproof Compliance
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.
+44 Countries in Africa
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.
Single Point of Contact
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.
Maximize your ROI
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.
Swift Payroll Implementation
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.
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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.
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