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Burkina Faso is a small landlocked country in West Africa surrounded by Mail, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast. This country was once colonized by France but became independent in 1960. Despite struggles since then, the country’s population has grown to 24.062 million people, and its GDP has steadily increased to over six times its size in the year 2000. Its current GDP is up to $21.9 billion, and the IMF predicts it will grow by 5.5% in 2024. Unemployment in 2023 was back down to 5%, showing a rebound from the pandemic period, but that means many people are still looking for work. If you’re interested in hiring employees in Burkina Faso now, an EOR can help you find the top talent you need to fill your positions fast.
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When you work with a Burkina Faso EOR, you’re gaining a partner to which you can outsource many of your human resources (HR) needs. This service provider is able to hire employees in Burkina Faso on your behalf, even if you don’t own a legal entity in the country. It takes on the role of a recruiter, contract advisor, hiring manager, onboarder, and HR manager. It helps to manage your Burkinabe staff long-term, handling their payroll, benefits administration, and leave schedules for you. In exchange, you pay it a regular fee per employee for the services that it provides.
A PEO or professional employment organization is another term often used interchangeably with the term EOR and represents a similar type of organization.
Working with an EOR in Burkina Faso can produce many benefits for a foreign-based company trying to hire Burkinabe employees. Among these advantages are:
Horizons stands out as a Burkina Faso EOR through:
A Burkina Faso EOR acts as a crucial link between your company and the local workers you want to hire. An EOR will normally perform the following HR functions on behalf of their client companies:
Burkina Faso has a lot of laws that detail rights and responsibilities and protect workers. These laws, however, are numerous and spread over several legal instruments, including the 1991 Constitution of Burkina Faso, the Labour Act of 2008, the Social Security Law Act of 2006, and other orders and international conventions. These distributed laws can be very difficult to keep track of, and this is the job of the EOR. At the same time, it’s advantageous for client companies to know some of the basic stipulations so they understand their responsibilities and can plan out working with Burkinabe employees.
Contracts in Burkina Faso may be made in writing or verbally. However, there are no specifications made by law as to what these contracts must contain. Permanent contracts are the norm; however, fixed-term contracts can also be made for non-durable work. Fixed-term contracts can only be made for a maximum of two years. There is no limit to the number of times they may be renewed. A court may rule that an excessive number of renewals constitutes permanent employment, however.
No probationary period.
At completion of the project.
Not applicable
Typically up to 6 months.
None, unless specified in contract
Not required unless specified in the contract
Typically up to 6 months.
Less than 6 months is 7 days
6 months to 2 years is 30 days
More than 2 years is 60 days
1 month salary per year of service
Burkinabe employees normally work a 40-hour work week. This normally translates to working eight hours a day, five days a week, or six hours and 40 minutes six days a week. However, for many professions, this weekly cap is higher than 40 hours, for example:
150% of the standard hourly rate (also known as ‘time and a half’);
200% of the standard hourly rate, or a day off (also known as ‘double time, or a day in lieu’);
300% of the standard hourly rate (also known as ‘triple time’).
Burkina Faso has 15 public holidays per year. These include national commemorative days as well as Islamic and Christian religious observances.
| Date | Holiday name |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan, 2024 | New Year’s Day |
| 3 Jan, 2024 | Revolution Day |
| 8 Mar, 2024 | International Women’s Day |
| 1 Apr, 2024 | Easter |
| 10 Apr, 2024 | Eid-el-Fitr |
| 1 May, 2024 | Labour Day |
| 1 May, 2024 | Customs and Traditions Day |
| 9 May, 2024 | Ascension Day |
| 16 Jun, 2024 | Eid-el-Adha |
| 5 Aug, 2024 | Independence Day |
| 15 Aug, 2024 | Assumption Day |
| 16 Sep, 2024 | Maloud |
| 1 Nov, 2024 | All Saints Day |
| 25 Dec, 2024 | National Day |
| 25 Dec, 2024 | Christmas Day |
The amount of paid time off employees are eligible to receive is based on how long they have been employed at their current company:
12 days of paid leave annually
30 days of paid leave annually
36 days of paid leave annually
42 days of paid leave annually
Sick leave is determined by seniority: only two months are granted for service of less than one year, four months for one to five years of service, five months for six to ten years, six months for 11-15 years, and eight months after 15 years of service.
(percentage of regular wages owed to the employee)
No official limit
No official limit
No official limit
No official limit
No official limit
100%
100%
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.
Expecting mothers are entitled to 14 weeks of maternity leave paid by the employer (6%) and Social Security (94%). Fathers are entitled to three days of paternity leave fully paid by the employer.
Employees who have worked for a full year become entitled to 22 days of fully paid leave per year. After 20 years of service this increase to 24 days, 26 days after 25 years. And 28 days after 30 years.
Notice of termination must be given eight days in advance for hourly or daily workers, one month in advance for most employees, and three months in advance for executives, supervisors, and technicians.
Severance is paid at the following rates:
In Burkina Faso, compulsory social security contributions are established to provide various benefits to employees, including old age, disability, work accident/occupational disease, and survivors insurance (CNSS). The rates and specifics may vary slightly depending on the industry and specific regulations.
Social security coverage extends to both local and foreign workers employed within the country. Foreigners benefit from comprehensive social protections, contributing to their financial security and well-being during their employment in the country.
Individual income tax is levied on the income earned by residents and non-residents who derive income from sources within Burkina Faso. The income tax rates are progressive, meaning they increase with higher income levels.
Health insurance in Burkina Faso aims to provide essential healthcare services to its population through a combination of national and community-based schemes, alongside the public healthcare system. Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie (CNAM) is the primary health insurance scheme in Burkina Faso but there’s also community-based health insurance (Mutuelles de Santé) offered aimed to extend health coverage to informal sector workers, rural populations, and others not covered by CNAM.
The minimum wage in Burkina Faso is very low at 45,000 XOF (West African CFA francs) per month or around 75 USD/month. Skilled workers make more but the average salary in the country is still only between 150,000 to 300,000 XOF/month (about 250-500 USD).
Overtime work, though unlimited by law, must be paid at the following rates:
It is common but not mandatory for employers to give their workers a 13th-month bonus at the end of each year.
Employers pay an additional 16% of employees’ salaries to Social Security, which covers pensions (8.5%), family benefits (6%), and occupational risks (1.5%). Employees are deducted 5% of their salary for pension contributions.
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With an EOR, it’s possible to hire workers in Burkina Faso without needing to own a legal entity in the country. The EOR can contract workers on your behalf and become their sole legal employer, even though they are contracted to perform work for your company. The EOR then manages compliance with all local laws to ensure that the workers are treated equitably and to avoid penalties and legal actions.
If you’ve agreed to give your employees benefits as part of their compensation packages, your EOR can handle their administration for you. It will sign workers up for benefits programs offered by different providers and calculate the contributions you and the employees need to make at every pay period.
Holiday Schedule in Burkina Faso [2024]
