Algeria
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| Employer payroll contributions | |
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| 26% | Social insurance contributions (covering retirement, sickness, unemployment and work-related injuries) |
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| 26% | Social insurance contributions (covering retirement, sickness, unemployment and work-related injuries) |
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Employer Taxation
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Employee tax
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minimum wage
The minimum wage in Algeria is 20,000 dirhams per month.
Minimum wage (per month)
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payroll
The payroll cycle in Algeria is monthly.
There is no statutory requirement to provide a 13th salary.
working hours
The standard working week in Algeria is a maximum of 40 hours per week (8 hours per day, 5 days per week). The workweek usually lasts from Sunday to Thursday, since the legal weekly rest day is Friday.
All work in excess of the standard weekly working hours shall be paid as overtime and is governed by the employment contract/collective agreement and may be claimed by the employer only in exceptional cases. Overtime shall not exceed 8 hours per week, totaling 12 hours per day. If employees are required to work overtime, they are entitled to be paid overtime at a minimum of 150% regular hourly rate.
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Algerian labor law provides that employees are entitled to 30 days of paid annual leave, accruing over a period of 12 months, and that employees in the southern wilayas are entitled to 40 days of paid annual leave.
There are 12 national holidays in 2022.
| dates | one day | vacation | marginal notes |
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| January 1, 2025 | Wednesdays | New Year's Day | |
| January 12, 2025 | Sunday | Berber New Year |
Employees are entitled to receive 15 days of paid sick leave, at half pay, beginning on the first day of sick leave, and on or after the 16th day of sick leave.
Full pay is paid for former hospitalization. Sick pay and reimbursement of medical expenses are paid by the National Social Security Fund on the basis of compulsory social contributions paid by the employer and the employee.
Pregnant women are entitled to receive maternity pay (based on the average salary of their position) at their average regular salary of 100% for up to 14 weeks and the employee must stop work no later than one week prior to the delivery. To receive these payments, a registered medical practitioner or qualified professional must be available to assist with the delivery.
For employees within the first six months of employment, they are eligible if they have worked at least nine days or 60 hours in the previous three months or at least 36 days or 240 hours in the previous 12 months.
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The father is entitled to three days' paid paternity leave (emergency) on the birth of a child.
Female employees are entitled to part-time paid parental leave of up to 18 weeks, during which time they receive 50% of maternity benefits and 50% of their regular salary.
Employees may take up to 30 calendar days of paid leave to perform Hajj during the course of their employment. When an employee (or his/her dependents) gets married, he/she is entitled to
3 days paid vacation.
3 days paid leave for bereavement
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Employers must provide employees with notice of dismissal, absence from work and gross misconduct. If an employee is dismissed, he or she should receive some form of compensation under the following conditions:
- They have been with the company for at least two years.
- If they are dismissed for reasons other than misconduct
Reciprocal termination agreements are usually terminated using a one-month notice period.
Employees who have not committed serious misconduct are dismissed with notice. The minimum periods are neither established by law nor by the text of the regulations. In practice, these notice periods are governed by collective agreements in the company's industry or by the company's internal regulations.
In the event of an individual or collective dismissal within the organization, the indefinite employment of a hired employee is entitled to severance pay at the following rates: one month of employment with the employer per year, up to a maximum of fifteen (15) months. The amount of the severance pay is calculated on the basis of the highest average monthly salary during the last three years of the employee's employment.
immigrants
Most foreign nationals need a visa to enter Algeria, and there are three main types of visas: tourist, business and work visas. While Algeria has embassies in most major world capitals, there are not many consulates.
Work visas are more complicated and require documentation from the Algerian Ministry of Labor, including a work contract and work permit. Unfortunately, the work visa application process can be lengthy.
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Algeria's standard VAT rate is 19%
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