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Uganda is a landlocked country in east Africa, bordered by Kenya, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The country contains a large portion of Lake Victoria, and also lies within the Nile basin.
While the official languages of Uganda are English and Swahili, Luganda (a Bantu language) is widely spoken across the Central and South Eastern regions of the country, along with other languages that are also spoken.
The minimum wage is UGX 6,000 per month, and a standard workweek is 40 hours at 8 hours per day. Overtime work is usually paid at 150% of the regular rate.
Pregnant employees in Uganda are entitled to 60 days of paid maternity leave, of which at least 8 days have to be taken after the child's birth. The full salary is paid out during this time by the employer.
Partners of employees who gave birth are entitled to 4 days of paternity leave, paid at 100% of the salary by the employer.
Employees can receive sick leave for up to 2 months each year. The 1st month is paid at the full salary by the employer, and the 2nd is unpaid.
Uganda has 13 national holidays, and employees are entitled to 21 days of paid time off each year (after working 4 months at their company).
There is no at-will terminations in Uganda, and dismissals must be done for just cause such as resignation, misconduct, performance, or other work offenses.
The notice period for terminations is at least 2 weeks and increases based on the length of employment:
Employees who are terminated without just cause are entitled to severance pay. This amount is usually negotiated between the employee and the employer, with the standard payment being 1 month of pay for each year of service.
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You've sourced a full-time employee or contractor located in a country where your company is not incorporated.
Pass us the details of your candidate and we will let you know exactly what it costs to employ your candidate in that country.
Sit back and relax as we onboard your new team member and take care of all the local compliances and admin work.
It can be prohibitively expensive to establish an entity in every country you want to hire talent in, so Remofirst will hire and pay your employee on your behalf while you manage their daily duties. Remofirst will handle formal HR procedures and employment contracts that adhere to local laws, so that you can simply approve invoices via our platform. When you work with an Employer of Record (EOR) you can compliantly hire the best employees around the world.
Unlike full-time employees, contractors work on projects with multiple companies at a given time and are technically self-employed. Full-time employees are solely focused on their employer and usually receive benefits (such as health insurance, equity or stock options, and time off) as an additional form of compensation. While it can be cheaper to work with international contractors instead of paying benefits to a full-time employee, you run the risk of misclassification. It's recommended to work with an EOR for contractor onboarding and payments, so you can know that your international contractors are paid compliantly and on time.
