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Hiring a workforce in Equatorial Guinea can offer great advantages to employers based in many areas of the world. It is not as simple, however, as putting out a job advert and hiring staff remotely as might occur in a company’s home territory. In Equatorial Guinea, it is required that any employer has a legal entity within the country before it can begin hiring. That business must also ensure compliance with all labor laws and regulations. When added to the essential process of developing cultural understanding and knowledge of the local labor pool, many foreign businesses find it beneficial to work with an Employer of Record (EOR). This is a service that acts as a legal entity, a recruiter, and a human resources manager, thus helping to make the entire process more efficient, stress-free, and safe.

Another service that offers many of these benefits is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), which you will often hear discussed interchangeably with EOR. It is important to note that a PEO acts only as a human resources handler and still requires the foreign business to establish a local entity within the region. For this reason, an EOR is the best partner for most foreign businesses seeking to hire in Equatorial Guinea.

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What Is an Equatorial Guinea EOR?

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What Are the Benefits of an Equatorial Guinea EOR?

As an experienced employment expert within Equatorial Guinea, an EOR offers all the services required to streamline the hiring of a local workforce and ensure it is managed to the maximum benefit of the client business, wherever in the world that is based. Among these benefits are:

Legal protection. By acting as the legal employer of workers in Equatorial Guinea and taking responsibility for compliance with all laws, an EOR shoulders the burden of liability on behalf of the client’s business. This includes removing the need for a foreign employer to establish a local entity.
Talent finding. As a local human resources expert, an EOR may already have an established talent pool in Equatorial Guinea to suit its client’s business. Where it does not, it will have the knowledge, contacts, and experience to source a cost-effective new workforce quickly and efficiently.
Ongoing management. Hiring workers is only the first step to successful employment in Equatorial Guinea. Keeping that workforce happy and productive is an ongoing process that an EOR can assist with at every stage, from recruitment to service completion.

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Why Choose Horizons?

Horizons stands out as an Equatorial Guinea EOR through:

A strong regional presence in Africa, meaning senior management are on the ground to deal with any issues.
Client-focused infrastructure. Horizons won’t oversell you on products and services you don’t need. Horizons offers the easiest platform to compliantly hire and pay people worldwide.
Cost-effective solutions. At $499 per employee, per month, no EOR in Equatorial Guinea is more affordable. The cost is 100% transparent (onboarding, offboarding, deposit, no extra charges).
A customer-first culture. Horizons is an efficient bootstrapped company. It is not an externally-funded company burning investor cash to aggressively acquire new clients. Horizons is the only EOR that grows with its customer, reflecting the level of care and personal attention provided to each customer. Horizons will carefully advise on the best setup in each country: the type of contract needed, how to structure your benefits, and how to offboard a person while minimizing the risk of conflicts and extra cost
A long-term partnership. Horizons is the only EOR platform with a recruitment arm — a direct response to client demand. If any employee is leaving, or if our clients want to explore a new country, Horizons can recruit new candidates directly for the client. Horizons is:
- The only EOR doing this in-house — no subcontracting
- The only EOR doing this without a retainer — clients are only charged upon success
- The only EOR charging just a 2% fee per month.

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How Does an Equatorial Guinea EOR Work?

The fundamental role of an Equatorial Guinea EOR is to bridge the gap between foreign employers and local employees. It builds relationships between each party to create a workforce for one and a job for the other. It then maintains and manages all arrangements between them while ensuring every step is legally compliant. The key aspects of this role are:

Hire your employees. When hired by a foreign business, the first service performed by any EOR is recruitment. Using its contacts and experience, the EOR matches workers from the available labor force in Equatorial Guinea to roles within the client business. It may do this by exploiting an already established register of talent or by advertising for applications from scratch.
Manage employment contracts and onboarding. When applications and interviews are completed, the EOR negotiates terms and contracts workers as its own legal employees. It then completes all requirements for onboarding to satisfy both Equatorial Guinea labor laws and any client stipulations. Once this is done, the workers are assigned roles within the client business.
Process payroll and handle employment taxes. For the duration of their service, every worker will fulfill duties as required by the foreign business they have been assigned to. In legal terms, however, they remain employees of the Equatorial Guinea EOR. As a result, while the client will ultimately be billed for all costs, the EOR must complete all payroll and tax processes in compliance with local regulations.
Administer benefits. As part of its payroll responsibilities, an EOR must also manage any legally mandated or contractually agreed-upon benefits. These could include annual leave, bonuses, social security payments, and health packages, all of which should be maintained throughout the term of employment.
Take care of exit procedures. As with the beginning, the end of any term of employment comes with certain processes and responsibilities that must be fulfilled. Whatever the reason a worker is no longer required, whether it is due to their fault, changing business requirements, or any number of personal and outside circumstances, the EOR must ensure every exit is processed correctly.

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Labor Laws

A core role of an Equatorial Guinea EOR is to ensure compliance with labor laws when recruiting, managing, and terminating the contracts of employees. As the legal employer, they are liable for any violations and responsible for resolving any disputes. They should also seek to protect both the worker and the client business at all stages of their agreements.

Employment contract types

Equatorial Guinea’s National Labor Law (Law No. 2/1990) states an employment contract should contain several essential clauses. These include full details of all parties involved, a clear job description, all compensation and benefits, working hours, intellectual property rights, and all dispute and termination processes.

Project-based

Fixed-term

Indefinite

Working hours in Equatorial Guinea

The Labour Code of 12 November 2002 states the standard working week in Equatorial Guinea should be no more than 48 hours with a maximum of eight hours in one day. It also says this could be reduced to as little as 36 hours on agreement of both employer and employee. While overtime can be offered, it should be exceptional, not a regular practice, and only with the consent of the worker. Overtime should be paid at 125% of standard hourly rates and has no legal limit, providing it does not cause fatigue to a level that exceeds health and safety regulations.

Overtime must be compensated in the following way:

Holiday Schedule in Equatorial Guinea [2024]

Workers in Equatorial Guinea enjoy several national holidays each year. In 2024, the total is 13, including the added Equatorial Guinea Football Day on January 23rd. Workers are entitled to be absent with full pay on these days. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the day’s leave is given the following Monday.

Date	Holiday name
1 Jan, 2024	New Year’s Day
23 Jan, 2024	AFCON Victory Against Ivory Coast
8 Mar, 2024	International Women’s Day
29 Mar, 2024	Good Friday
1 May, 2024	Labor Day
30 May, 2024	Corpus Christi
5 Jun, 2024	President’s Day
3 Aug, 2024	Freedom Day
15 Aug, 2024	Constitution Day
12 Oct, 2024	Independence Day
8 Dec, 2024	Feast of the Immaculate Conception
25 Dec, 2024	Christmas Day

Paid time off

Paid time off entitlements for employees are generally governed by the Labor Code. The amount of annual leave typically increases with the length of service.

Paid leave can also be granted on the death of close family members or for marriage, medical appointments, and civic duties. However, there are no specific legal requirements in these circumstances. Paid time off of this kind should form part of the pre-employment negotiations so it can be fully outlined in the employee’s contract.

Sick leave in Equatorial Guinea

Workers in Equatorial Guinea are entitled to paid sick leave after three months of service. The exact entitlement can vary depending on the type of sickness/injury and length of service. These terms should be outlined in the employment contract. Payment is usually made by the employer, but in some circumstances, social security benefits can be relied upon instead.

Less than 6 months of sick leave:

(percentage of regular wages owed to the employee)

Over 6 months of sick leave

In order for employees to receive the full wages due to them, workers must present a valid medical certificate from a certified doctor to their employer.

Maternity leave in Equatorial Guinea

The minimum maternity leave period that should be granted in Equatorial Guinea is 60 days at full pay. If the employee wishes, this leave can be taken partly before the birth. No provision is made for paternity leave, so this would need to be agreed separately in the contract of employment.

Annual leave in Equatorial Guinea

National Labor Law (Law No. 2/1990) states workers in Equatorial Guinea are entitled to 30 days of annual leave at full pay each year, in addition to public holidays. This is accrued throughout the year and offered pro-rate for those working shorter terms or reduced hours.

Termination & severance in Equatorial Guinea

The legally mandated notice periods for termination of an employee’s contract in Equatorial Guinea are one week’s written notice when service has been longer than one month but less than six, or one month’s notice after that time. Except in circumstances of dismissal due to serious misconduct or voluntary resignation, severance pay should be the equivalent of one month’s salary for each completed year of service.

Equatorial Guinea's compulsory social security contributions

The compulsory social security contributions are mandated by law to provide employees with social protection, including benefits such as pensions, healthcare, and other social services.

Equatorial Guinea social security for foreigners

Generally, foreign employees working in Equatorial Guinea are subject to the same social security contribution requirements as local employees unless there is a specific exemption or bilateral agreement in place between their home country and Equatorial Guinea.

Individual income tax

Individual income tax is levied on the earnings of individuals, and the rates are typically progressive, meaning that higher income levels are taxed at higher rates. Non-residents earning income in Equatorial Guinea may be subject to different tax rates or withholding taxes depending on the nature of their income and any applicable tax treaties.

The primary authority responsible for tax collection and administration in Equatorial Guinea is the Directorate General of Taxes and Contributions (Dirección General de Impuestos y Contribuciones).

Health insurance

The health insurance system is relatively underdeveloped, and most healthcare services are provided through the public health system. However, there are some private and community-based health insurance options available.

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Compensation & Benefits

Equatorial Guinea compensation laws

According to Decree #38/2003, the exact minimum wage requirement in Equatorial Guinea depends on the industry of employment. Split into three tiers, the highest wage is set for the oil and gas sector, while the remainder of the private and public sectors have their own lower limits. In general, workers in Equatorial Guinea are expected to take home at least CFA 768 (approximately $1.25) per hour.

13 month salary in Equatorial Guinea

Once an employee in Equatorial Guinea has completed one full year of service, they become entitled to three mandatory annual bonuses. The first is a 13th-month salary, equivalent to one month’s regular pay. The others both stand at 15 days of regular pay, with one being given as a National Independence Day Bonus in October and the other as a Christmas Bonus in December.

Social security for Equatoguinean nationals

Compulsory social security contributions for workers in Equatorial Guinea include 21.5% of salary to the National Institute of Social Security (INSESO), of which 4.5% should be paid by the employees themselves. One percent of salaries should also be paid into the Work Protection Fund (WPF), with this contribution split equally between employer and employee.

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How Does an Equatorial Guinea EOR Work?

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What are the advantages of using an Employer of Record in Equatorial Guinea?

Using an EOR in Equatorial Guinea allows any foreign business to begin recruiting without delay and to enjoy the reassurance they will be gaining the best local talent at the best value. They are also legally protected from almost all liability should issues or disputes arise during any stage of employment.

How does an EOR in Equatorial Guinea handle employee benefits?

An EOR working in Equatorial Guinea will have a thorough knowledge of all legally mandated and culturally expected employee benefits. It will also maintain awareness of competitors’ offerings to ensure its client companies can always deliver a benefits package that is compliant and attractive to the best talent in the region.

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Why Choose Horizons?

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How Does an Equatorial Guinea EOR Work?

stay compliant with Equatorial Guinea labor laws

Labor Laws

Employment contract types

Project-based

Probationary period

Termination

Severance

Fixed-term

Probationary period

Termination notice period

Severance

Indefinite

Probationary period

Termination notice period

Severance

Working hours in Equatorial Guinea

Overtime must be compensated in the following way:

For a regular workday:

For a rest day:

For a statutory holiday:

Paid time off

Under 1 year of employment

1-10 years of employment

10-20 years of employment

20+ years of employment

Sick leave in Equatorial Guinea

Less than 6 months of sick leave:

Under 1 year of employment

1-10 years of employment

10-20 years of employment

20+ years of employment

Over 6 months of sick leave

Under 1 year of employment

1-3 years of employment

3+ years of employment

Maternity leave in Equatorial Guinea

Annual leave in Equatorial Guinea

Termination & severance in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea's compulsory social security contributions

Equatorial Guinea social security for foreigners

Individual income tax

Health insurance

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Compensation & Benefits

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13 month salary in Equatorial Guinea

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