Country Payroll Guide Lesotho

Common but not mandatory.

45 hours per week.

Overtime should be paid at a minimum rate of 125% of the employee’s normal wage.

12 days per year.

11 days.

Once the employee has completed one year of service they are entitled to sick leave on full pay for up to 12 days and half-pay for up to 24 days in each period of 12 months’ continuous employment.

12 weeks, six weeks before and after birth.

There are no statutory laws for paternity leave.

There are no statutory laws for parental leave.

Educational Leave: Employees receive full pay throughout this leave.

A written notice is required in the event of a termination.

• Six months of service – seven days’ notice.
• Less than one year of service – 14 days’ notice.
• More than one year of service – one month notice.
• More than 10 years of service – three months’ notice.

Employees who have completed more than one year of continuous service with the same employer, will be entitled to a severance payment equivalent to two week’s wages for every year of service.

Maximum of four months.

Foreign employees living in Lesotho need to obtain a working visa.