Togo Employer of Record (Togo EoR) Services

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Employment Contracts in Togo

If the employee and employer agree, accumulated leave may be carried forward for a maximum of two years.
Payroll cycle is monthly basis.
In Togo, 13th month wage is not mandatory.
Employees, workers, and other individuals on permanent contracts: one-month probation (non- renewable)
Technicians, supervisors, and related professions can be placed on a three-month probationary period (renewable once)
Managers: a non-renewable six-month probation.
Female workers are entitled to paid nursing break of 1-hour duration for new mothers to breastfeed their child(ren) until a child is fifteen (15) months old.
In accordance with the labour law, an employer cannot discriminate against an employee on the basis of sex, race, colour, religion, ethnicity, political or philosophical opinion, social origin, legal status, ancestry/place of birth, state of health or disability.

Working Hours in Togo

Statutory working hours are 40 hours per week

Observed National Holidays and Vacation

There are twelve official holidays in Togo:

New Year’s Day (January 01)
Easter Monday
Independence Day (April 27)
Labor Day (May 01)
Eid al-Fitr
Ascension Day
Whit Monday
Martyr’s Day
Eid al-Adha
Feast of Assumption
All Saint’s Day
Christmas Day (December 25)

Expats, Visas & Work Permits

For entry into Togo, citizens of Benin, Guinea, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and Niger, as well as holders of diplomatic passports from China and Morocco, are not required to have a visa. In Togo, the following types of work visas are available:

Business Visa: This visa is applied for by non-residents who are coming to Togo for business. This visa has a ninety-day validity period.
Visa for Immigration: Non-residents who plan to live and work in Togo for an extended period must apply for an immigration visa. A Togo PEO/EoR can help foreigners with these permits to compliantly do business in the country.

Paid Leave

After a year of employment, full-time employees in Ghana are entitled to 15 working days of paid annual leave.

Annual Leave: In Togo, workers are entitled to 2.5 days of vacation per month, or 30 days of annual leave.
Sick leave: This clause guarantees that ill employees will receive pay for the first six months of any illness that causes them to miss work. The benefits are cumulative and can be summed up as follows:
- One month of paid leave if the service duration is less than twelve months
- A full wage for one month and a half salary for three months will be paid if the length of service is over a year but less than five years.
- there will be a two-month wage compensation and a four-month half salary, If the length of service exceeds five years but falls short of ten.
- Four months of full pay and a half salary for two months for a service duration longer than ten years.
Maternity leave: In Togo, female employees are entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, including roughly six weeks of paid postnatal leave. Women’s maternity leave may be extended by up to three weeks if pregnancy complications occur.
Paternity leave: Although there is no provision for paternity leave in the labour regulations, male employees are entitled to a maximum of two days of leave.

Statutory Deductions

As part of the implementation of universal health care;

Social security contribution becomes 31.5%,
January 2024 (confers decree 2023-096),
22.5% for employers and 9% for employees.
Income Tax (PAYE): IRPP (2023 finance law)

Salary Range (XOF)- Annual

Up to 900,000
900,001 - 3,000,000
3,000,001 - 6,000,000
6,000,001 - 9,000,000
9,000,001 - 12,000,000
12,000,001 - 15,000,000
15,000,001 - 20,000,000
Above 20,000,000

Tax Rate (%)

VAT: 18% while corporate tax is 27%

Health Insurance

A Togo employer of record can help employers make provision of health insurance policy for employees and their dependents. Insurance is a legal requirement, and the coverage rate is to be determined by the employer. Medical benefits are available for insured workers and these include hospitalisation, medicine, transportation and rehabilitation expenses.

Additional Compensation and Benefits

According to labour contracts in Togo, the overtime compensation is as follows:

41–48 hours: 20% of the hourly rate.
Above 48 hours: 40% of the hourly wage
Working on Sundays and public holidays: 65% of regular pay
The employee is entitled to leave encashment if their employment contract expires before they have used up all of their yearly leave

Termination/ Severance in Togo

Termination: An employer or an employee may terminate a fixed-term contract for any reason, including misconduct, expiration, cancellation, or judicial settlement. The decision must be documented if both parties decide to end the agreement.
Notice: Although the employer or the employee may end an employment contract without giving notice, the Togolese labour code requires a notice period or payment instead of notice following the probationary period.
The following are the notice periods:
- One month for employees and regular labourers.
- For workers in technical or managerial positions, three months.
- Five days for hourly-paid workers.
Severance: In Togo, severance pay for employees who work five years must equal 35% of their monthly wage for each year of service. As severance compensation, employees who have worked for six to ten years will receive 40% of their income, while those who have worked for more than ten years will be paid 45% of their salary.

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