Country Payroll Guide Eswatini

531.6 SZL a month for domestic workers, 420 SZL a month for unskilled workers, and 600 SZL a month for skilled workers.

Not required by law.

48 hours a week over six days.

Overtime is generally paid at 150% of the employee’s normal rate.

Employees receive 12 days of paid annual leave after one year of service.

After four years of service, employees are entitled to 13 days of paid leave.

After five years of service, employees are entitled to 15 days of paid leave each year.

12 public holidays.

After three months of employment with the same employer, employees are eligible for a maximum of 14 days of paid sick leave and a maximum of 14 days at half-pay annually.

Female employees receive 12 weeks of maternity leave. Six weeks of maternity leave can be taken before the birth of the child. Two weeks of the leave are paid if the employee has worked for more than one year. Leave can be extended by up to six weeks for related illnesses during the pregnancy.

There is no statutory paternity leave.

There is no statutory parental leave.

Employer and employee can terminate an employment relationship by providing notice.

The notice period can be between one week to one month depending on length of service.

Severance pay is 10 working day’s wages for each completed year of service after the first year.

Up to three months.

Must apply for a work permit.