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Hiring in Angola
When negotiating terms of an employment contract and offer letter with an employee in Angola, it may be useful to keep the following in mind.
Employment contracts in Angola
Angolan labor laws tend to be strictly enforced. For companies with 5 or more workers, at least 70% of the employees must be nationals. Companies must follow specific recruitment, hiring, and immigration regulations.
Micro, small, and medium companies may create fixed-term employment contracts of up to 10 years. Large companies may only conclude such agreements for up to 5 years.
Generally, only fixed-term and training contracts must be in writing. However, it is best practice to put all employment contracts in writing, in the local language, and spell out the terms of the employee’s compensation, benefits, and termination requirements.
An offer letter and employment contract in Angola should always state the salary and any compensation amounts in Angolan kwanza rather than another currency.
Working hours in Angola
The normal working week in Angola is 44 hours with each day limited to 8 hours. Overtime is limited to:
- 2 hours per normal day of work
- 40 hours per month of work
- 200 annual hours
Overtime of up to 30 hours per month is paid at an additional 50% rate. Any overtime beyond that is paid at a 75% rate.
The workday should include a 1-hour meal break, or 2-hours if food is not available on the work site. Between workdays, workers should have a rest break of at least 10 hours.
Holidays in Angola
Angola celebrates 12 national holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Liberation Day
- Carnival
- Women’s Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Day
- Peace Day
- Labor Day
- National Heroes’ Day
- All Souls’ Day
- Independence Day
- Christmas Day and Family Day
Vacation days in Angola
Employees are generally entitled to 22 days of vacation per year. Employees with children are entitled to an additional vacation day per year until the child reaches the age of 14.
Angola sick leave
Employees may take 30 days off of work for illness as long as they present a medical certificate. Sick leave is unpaid.
Medium and large companies must pay medical leave at 100% of the employee’s salary for the first 2 months. Months 3 to 12 must be paid at 50% of the base salary.
Maternity/paternity leave in Angola
Expecting employees are entitled to 3 months of maternity leave, and 4 weeks must be taken before the due date, with 9 weeks after guaranteed, regardless of the due date. If there are multiple births, the mother is entitled to an additional 4 weeks. The employee may not return to work until at least 5 weeks after the birth.
Employees on maternity leave are generally entitled to social security compensation, with supplementation by the employer.
Fathers are only entitled to 1 day of absence for the delivery of each child.
Health insurance in Angola
Angola has a universal, free healthcare system, although access to quality care is limited.
Bonuses
Employees who have worked for at least 1 year are generally entitled to the following bonuses:
- A holiday bonus of 50% of base salary calculated based on what would be earned during the holiday period
- A Christmas bonus of 50% of the base salary for the month of December
Termination/severance in Angola
Indefinite employment contracts generally have a probation period of 60 days.
Angolan employment law is structured to offer a high level of employee protection. For employees with indefinite employment contracts, terminations must follow strict rules, and in general, employees may only be terminated for a serious infringement or an objective and economic reason that is not the employer’s fault.
Litigation over termination is common. Failure by the company to properly carry out administrative and reporting duties may result in fines.
For fixed-term employment contracts, the employer must serve the employee with prior written notice 2 weeks before the contract expires.
Paying taxes in Angola
Income tax is paid on a progressive scale of 0% to 25% of monthly earnings.
Social security contributions are as follows:
- Employees: 3%
- Employers: 8%
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