Swaziland
Hire Employees & Contractors

Swaziland

Compliantly hire your distributed team members in

Swaziland

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Hiring in

Swaziland

isn't so simple. Borderless can help.

To hire new employees in

Swaziland

, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.

Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in

Swaziland

while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.

Primary Language

Siswati/English

Currency

Swaziland Lilangeni (SZL)

Payroll Frequency

Monthly

Public Holidays

11 days

Employer Taxes

37.50%

Cost of Living Index

40.31 (2022)

Statutory Leave

11 days

Sick Leave

14 days fully paid

Maternity Leave

12 weeks

Important: Risks of misclassification

In many countries like

Swaziland

, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.

Payment Information

Minimum Wage

SZL 5,040.00 SZL per month.

Overtime Pay

The maximum amount of overtime is 5.5 days of work per week. The minimum overtime rate is 150% times the hourly salary.

Additional Pay

There is no additional pay detail for Swaziland.

Payroll Cycle

For all Borderless customers, payments will be made in monthly instalments by the last day of each month.

Employer Costs & Taxes

37.5% - flat payroll tax

  • Employers’ Social Security and statutory contributions
  • Public Pension
  • Medical Insurance

Employee Costs & Taxes

  • 0 – 60,000 - 20%
  • 60,001 – 80,000 - SZL12,000 + 25% of the amount exceeding
  • 60,00080,001 – 100,000 - SZL17,000 + 30% of the amount exceeding
  • 80,000100,001 and above  - SZL23,000 + 33% of the amount exceeding SZL100,000

Employment Information

Termination Process

Termination must be issued in writing, and with just cause.

Notice period

The notice period in Swaziland is:

  • One month after the probation period: one week’s notice
  • 3-12 months’ employment: 2 days for each month of employment
  • more than 12 months’ employment: 1 month + 4 days for each year of employment

Probation Period

The general probation period is 3 months in Swaziland.

Severance Details

Employees are eligible for 10 days' wages for each year worked as severance.

Benefits of working in a country abroad

Borderless Benefits Packages in

Swaziland

When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Contributions

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Swaziland

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