Morocco

The CDI (contrat à durée indéterminée) is the default and legally preferred contract type in Morocco, ending only via resignation, mutual agreement, retirement, or lawful dismissal.

CDDs may only be used under Article 16 for replacing an absent employee, temporary business-activity increases, or seasonal work. In non-agricultural activities, cumulative CDD duration cannot exceed 1 year before automatic reclassification as CDI. Agricultural CDDs may be renewed annually up to 6 years before conversion.

Standard workweek is 44 hours, daily max 10 hours. Agricultural work is annualized at 2,496 hours/year. Overtime capped at 250 hours/year, paid at +25% (day) to +100% (night on rest day/holiday).

Under Article 14, probation is tiered by category: 15 days for day/hourly workers, 1.5 months monthly-paid employees, 3 months executives — each renewable once. CDD probation is capped at 2 weeks (contract ≤6 months) or 1 month (longer).

Morocco's Labour Code does not require a statutory 13th/14th month salary. A mandatory seniority bonus (prime d'ancienneté, Art. 350) provides 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% of base salary at 2/5/12/20/25 years of service. Discretionary year-end or Eid bonuses are common but not universal.

Employers hiring non-Moroccans must obtain ANAPEC affidavit confirming no suitable Moroccan candidate, plus a Ministry of Labour visa on the contract. No codified list of job titles reserved for nationals, but roles easily filled locally are difficult to authorize for foreign hires.