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Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. The country contains abundant natural resources, including minerals, wildlife, forestry, freshwater, and arable land.
While English is the official language and major language of business and education in Zambia, the country has several major indigenous languages (all members of the Bantu family).
Zambia's yearly minimum wage is ZMW 917 per month, and a standard workweek is 40 hours at 8 hours per day. Overtime is regulated by the employment contract or collective agreements.
Pregnant employees are entitled to 14 weeks of maternity leave, of which at least 6 weeks need to be taken after the birth. Fathers are entitled to at least 5 days of paternity leave within 7 days of the birth of their child.
Employees are entitled to paid sick leave, the length of which depends on whether the employment contract is long-term or short-term (between 52 days and 6 months). This leave is paid between 50%-100% of the regular salary, depending on the amount taken.
Zambia has 20 national public holidays, and employees are entitled to 24 days of paid time off each year (accrued at 2 days per month).
Employers may terminate an employment contract with just cause and sufficient notice. If the termination is due to misconduct, notice is not required.
The notice period varies based on the length of service at the company, and is between 1 day and 3 months.
Severance payments are required in certain circumstances, such as the termination of a fixed-term contract or dismissals due to redundancy.
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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.
