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Work Permits
Mauritius
Regulatory Environment
Employment
legislation in Mauritius strikes a reasonable
balance between the interests of employers
and employees. Some of the main features are
as follows:
- The basic
working day is 8 hours, and overtime must
be paid for more than 90 hours worked per
fortnight;
- 20 days of
paid leave and 15 days of paid sick leave
are permitted;
- There is
a '13th month' of bonus pay at the end of
the year;
- The employer
must pay for and provide transport to work
if the distance is greater than 3 km (this
is why Free Zone employers are given a tax
break on the purchase of staff buses);
- Compensation
for dismissal is linked to the length of
employment; if dismissal is deemed 'unfair'
then the worker receives six times the amount
of statutory severance pay.
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Mauritius Work Permits
Work
permits are necessary for non-Mauritians to be
employed; there is no maximum stay as such, but
work permits are issued for a minimum period of
6 months and a maximum of 3 years. A work permit
is necessary for all non-Mauritians seeking employment,
and these are granted by the Prime Minister’s
Office, in association with the Ministry of Human
Resource Development, and on the recommendation
of the Mauritius Financial Services Commission.
Non-nationals
may be eligible for occupation permits which allow
an individuals and their dependants to reside
and work in Mauritius. To qualify, an individual
must be one of the following:
- An
investor with a minimum investment of USD100,000
in a business that generates turnover exceeding
MRU4 million annually
- A
professional with a minimum monthly salary of
MRU45,000
- A
self-employed individual with business activity
exceeding MRU600,000 annually and a minimum
initial investment of USD35,000.
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