Hire employees in

Ivory Coast, hassle-free

Hire employees in Ivory Coast, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Ivory Coast. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

The average onboarding time frame in Ivory Coast is 5 days with Deel.

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Hire employees in Ivory Coast. No entity needed.

Usually, to hire in Ivory Coast, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Ivory Coast also treats contractors differently than full-time employees, so misclassifying a contractor could lead to fines. Deel lets you hire employees in Ivory Coast quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more.

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All the necessary benefits for Ivory Coast
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Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Ivory Coast within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.

Public Health Care
Retirement
Training Fund
Work Accident Insurance
Social Security (CCSS)
Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Ivory Coast

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Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage is XOF 6000 per month.

Individual Income Tax

Income tax in the Ivory Coast is highly complex. The individual income tax ranges from 10% to 60%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates and is subject to direct income tax and general income tax.

Employer Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at ~20.95% of the employee's salary.

Salary Taxes (IS- Impots sur Salaire) - 1.50% of the salary multiplied by 0.8
Maternity (Maternite) - 0.75%*
Family benefits (Prestations familiales) - 5%*
Retirement Insurance (Caisse de Retraite) - 7.70%**
Learning Allowance (FDFP -Taux Apprentissage) - 0.40%
Professional Training Fund (FDFP - Formations professionelle) - 0.60%
Accident at Work Insurance (Accidents de travail/Maladies Professionnelles) - 5.00*
Public Health Insurance (CMU) - XOF 500.00

* up to a maximum salary for the contribution of XOF 70,000

** up to a maximum salary for the contribution of XOF 2,700,000

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday.

Maternity Leave

Employees who have worked for three consecutive months are entitled to 14 weeks of paid leave. 45 days must be taken before the child's birth. The employee will receive 100% of the salary during this period, and Social Security will be responsible for this pay.

Paternity Leave

Employees are entitled to 2 days of paid paternity leave. The employee will receive 100% of the salary during this period, and Social Security will be responsible for this pay.

Parental Leave

In the Ivory Coast, no law covers parental leave. However, employees may be entitled to maternity leave and paternity leave.

Sick Leave

Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for up to 5 days annually. The employee will be paid 100% of their salary by the employer.

Termination Requirements

Terminations in Ivory Coast can be complex. There is no at-will termination in Ivory Coast for employers, and termination must be done for just cause.

Compliant terminations include:

Voluntarily by the employee
By mutual agreement
Unilaterally by the employer based on:
- probation period
- objective grounds
- disciplinary dismissal

By the expiration of the contract

Notice Period

The minimum notice period is 30 days and will be increased according to the length of the employment, tenure of the employee, job title, and other factors. The notice period can be increased up to 120 days.

Severance for Employees

In Ivory Coast, employees that have completed at least one year of service and have not committed any heavy fault will be entitled to severance pay.

The severance is determined by a percentage of the total monthly salary of the twelve months of activity that preceded the date of dismissal. The severance amount is fixed and related to the seniority of the employee:

30% up to the fifth year of employment
35% from the sixth to the tenth year of employment
40% above 10 years of service

Paid Time Off

Both full-time and part-time employees are entitled to 27 working days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 2.25 days per month. Employees are eligible for annual leave after 12 months of work.

Public Holidays

Ivory Coast celebrates 16 national holidays.

National public holidays include:

New Year's Day
Easter Monday
Day after Laylat al-Qadr
Labour Day
Eid al-Fitr
Labour Day Holiday
Ascension Day
Whit Monday
Eid al-Adha
Independence Day
Independence Day Holiday
Assumption Day
The Day after the Prophet's Birthday
All Saints' Day
National Peace Day
Christmas Day

Onboarding

Onboarding takes 5 business days. Documents must be completed 1 day before the start date.

Employment Contract Details

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

A contract must include:

name
start date
length of the employment
job description
termination conditions

Probation Period

Employees hired using Deel have a minimum probation period depending on their job category:

hourly employees: 8 days
monthly paid workers: 1 month
supervisors, technicians, and similar: 2 months
engineers, managers, high-level technicians, and similar: 3 months

The probation period can be renewed for the same duration (or less) by providing the employee with written notice.

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Hiring in Ivory Coast, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Ivory Coast. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing
international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

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