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How to hire remote employees in
Hiring in Republic of the Congo? That’s excellent. There are two options: You can hire your talent as employees, or you can hire them as contractors. Because of Republic of the Congo’s labor law structure, there are benefits and disadvantages to each approach.
If you want to successfully hire in
Republic of the Congo
, you have two options:
Laws about hiring contractors are significantly more simple in
Republic of the Congo
. Onboarding talent takes days, not weeks or months. Both you, the company, and your talent have more flexibility. And in many cases, since you’re remote, the talent you’re hiring is better classified as a contractor, anyway. Of course, it’s not possible in every case, but it’s what we built Thera for.
This is the long route. You can either establish a physical presence with an entity and register as an employer, or you can use an Employer-of-Record (EOR) solution. Odds are, you’ll find using an EOR to be the easier route. Still, using an EOR in
Republic of the Congo
is expensive—it can often be $500 per month per employee—and sometimes prone to lengthy onboarding times.
Hiring contractors is normally the easier, faster, more flexible choice—but don’t just take it from us. Below are the specific benefits and drawbacks to hiring contractors in
Republic of the Congo
.
Hiring employees takes months, at the minimum. When you hire with Thera's locally-generated contracts, it’s a matter of days or weeks. This means you can hire the best talent, fast, without losing them to a hellish procession of paperwork.
It costs just $0 to sign up for Thera, then $25 per month to hire your contractors with Thera. If you hired employees manually (or did contracting on your own), you’d likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars each month. Setting up an entity alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Hiring contractors in
Republic of the Congo
means you’re generally not on the hook for things like health insurance and paid time off. This makes hiring flexible for you, and it gives your talent more options.
Hiring employees is a bigger commitment, and can open you up to increased liabilities and regulations. When you hire contractors overseas, your biggest risk is misclassification—but laws surrounding contractor classification are often significantly more straightforward.
The contractor life isn’t for everyone—some people want the security that being an employee often appears to provide. Though it’s rare, this does happen, and it’s one disadvantage of manage an all-contractor team.
Most countries’ contractor-employer relationship laws stipulate that the employer can’t set fixed working hours, among other things. These laws give contractors more freedom over how and when they do their work than an employee would have. In reality, however, most contractors are willing & able to work on the company’s schedule—it’s a matter of setting expectations beforehand.
If you’re hiring contractors in
Republic of the Congo
, you can pay them with Thera in a single click. You won’t need to worry about complicated wire transfers, fees, or currency conversions. We’ll take care of it all. Just make a click and your contractor will get paid in their currency of choice. This is a valuable bonus for talent in countries where the local currency is particularly weak—most people appreciate the ability to receive their payment in stronger currencies.
If you’ve read up until this point, you’ll know that it’s easier, cheaper, and more flexible to hire contractors in Republic of the Congo than employees. Still, there are valid reasons why you might want to hire employees instead. The content below is for you—we’ll cover employer taxes and obligations in Republic of the Congo.
Every employee needs to receive guaranteed benefits as part of a Republic of the Congo benefits management plan.
Workers must receive, at minimum, 26 days of paid leave per year of service.
The first 10 days will be at full basic salary, reducing in ten-day increments thereafter.
Employee employee that is unable to resume work after 30 continuous working days, the contract will be suspended for temporary leave of absence.
There are 9 public holidays.
Democratic Republic of the Congo includes sick leave for employees after 3 months of continuous service, paid at 100% of their salary.
Pregnant employees receive 14 weeks’ leave (a maximum of 8 weeks to be taken after birth), provided they have been employed for 6 months. Otherwise they will be entitled to leave without pay.
Paternity leave includes 2 days of mandatory paid leave.
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Employers can terminate contracts at the end of the term (if for a fixed period), by the employer or by the employee.
Termination of an employment contract must be in writing and state the reason for dismissal.
Employers must generally have a valid reason for terminating employment.
A valid reason exists if it is related to the workplace in some way and can include redundancy dismissals.
The notice period in Congo Republic is 14 days and may increases by seven days for each year of continuous service.
Individual and collective agreements can provide for longer notice periods.
Payment in lieu of notice is required for failing to provide the requisite notice.
Congo republic pay for redundancy is around 6.5 weeks of salary for service up to five years and approximately 14 weeks of pay after 10 years of service or more.
Probation period is 1 to 6 months.
The working hours for most firms and government offices are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Employees are entitled to have a two-hour break taken at some point between noon and 3 p.m.
Employees work beyond the standard workweek at 113% of the average wages.
The employees receive a minimum of 24 hours of leave during a period of seven consecutive days.
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