HR Software for Mauritius

Leave Policy

Maternity Leave

Employees are entitled to 14 weeks of paid vacation. 6 weeks must be taken before the birth of the child. The remaining 8 weeks must be taken after birth. During this period, the employee receives 100% of his average salary.

You can use the leave module in IceHrm to manage maternity leave in Mauritius.

Paternity Leave

Employees who have worked continuously for 12 months are entitled to 5 days of paid paternity leave. The employee receives 100% of his salary during this period and the employer is responsible for this compensation.

Parental Leave

Parental leave is not regulated by law in Mauritius. However, employees may be entitled to maternity and paternity leave.

Sick Leave

Employees are entitled to up to 15 days of paid sick leave. The employee must have worked for one year to be eligible. However, if the employee has not taken any absences prior to six months, he or she is entitled to sick leave after six months of employment.

Pay & Tax

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage in Mauritius is complex. The basic minimum wage is 15,000 MUR per month. Depending on the employee’s length of service and industry, additional minimum wages apply.

Individual Income Tax

The income tax for natural persons is between 0% and 20%.

Payroll Cost

The cost to the employer is generally estimated at 14.5% of the employee’s wages.

  • Social Security – (CSG) – 6%*
  • Training levy – 1.5%
  • Portable Retirement Gratuity Fund (PRGF) – 4.5%**
  • National Savings Fund 2.5%, up to 608 MUR per month

*Maximum salary: 50,001 MUR

**Up to a maximum salary of 200,000 MUR

Annual costs

13th Salary – 1 month basic salary

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 9 hours per day and 45 hours per week, without a lunch break. The normal working week lasts from Monday to Friday.

Overtime pay is mandatory and may be included in salary for managerial or supervisory positions. Hours worked outside of normal working hours are considered overtime. Employees receive compensation for additional hours:

  • 150% of the hourly rate for each hour worked.
  • 200% of the hourly rate on Sundays and public holidays.

Termination

Termination Requirements

Dismissals must take into account complex rules and the regulations of the country in which an employee is employed. Off-boarding is always carried out by the employer with the main participants. It may include ad hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps in certain termination cases.

Terminations in Mauritius can be complex. Employers cannot terminate at will in Mauritius and the termination must be for a valid reason.

Proper terminations include:

  • Voluntary by the employee
  • By mutual agreement
  • Unilaterally by the employer due to:
    1. Probation period
    2. Objective reasons
    3. Disciplinary dismissal
  • When the contract expires

Notice Period

The minimum notice period is 1 month and can be extended if this has been agreed in the employment contract.

Severance for Employees

In Mauritius, all employees who are dismissed due to unfair dismissal are entitled to severance pay. The amount of the severance payment is decided at a meeting of the disciplinary committee and depends on the length of service.

To protect you from unforeseen financial risks due to redundancies, IceHrm applies a severance pay provision to all employment contracts in this country. IceHrm has extensive expertise in managing litigation risk around the world and our severance provision calculation is based on prevailing common law or statutory requirements and best local practices. If your employee resigns or is not entitled to severance pay, you will receive a refund of any unused amounts.

Statutory Time Off

Paid Time Off

Full-time employees are entitled to 22 days of paid time off (PTO) per year. PTO is credited monthly at 1.84 days per month. Employees are entitled to full annual leave after 12 months of work. However, if the employee has no absences (including sick leave) in the first six months of employment, the employee is entitled to one day of PTO per month in months 7-12.

Part-time employees are entitled to the number of days worked per week divided by the number of days in the working week (5) times the number of vacation days of a full-time employee (22).

Public Holidays

Mauritius celebrates 14 national holidays.

There are 14 public holidays celebrated in Mauritius. National holidays are:

  • New Year Holiday (2 days)
  • Thaipoosam Cavadee
  • Abolition of Slavery
  • Chinese Spring Festival
  • Maha Shivaratree
  • Independence and Republic Day
  • Ugaadi
  • Labour Day
  • Eid Ul Fitr
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
  • Ganesh Chaturthi 
  • Arrival of Indentured Labourers
  • Divali
  • Christmas Day

Onboarding

Onboarding

Onboarding takes 3 working days. The documents must be completed one day before the start date.

Additional Info

Employment Contract Details

Contracts must be written in English or French and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

A contract must contain:

  • Surname
  • Start date
  • Length of employment
  • Job descrption
  • Conditions for Termination

Probation Period

The minimum probationary period is 1 month and the maximum probationary period is 6 months.