{"id":10951,"date":"2026-10-28T14:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/country-guide\/botswana\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:59:20","slug":"botswana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/country-guide\/botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1372.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><style>.cpw{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 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It replaces the Employment Act, the Trade Unions and Employers&#8217; Organisations Act and the Trade Disputes Act with a single law, and creates a new Mediation and Arbitration Commission in place of the district labour offices and the Industrial Court.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Written contracts<\/strong> are now required for all employees, including domestic, farm and construction workers.<\/li>\n<li>Late payment of wages can lead to a fine of up to P10,000 or 12 months&#8217; imprisonment.<\/li>\n<li>Workers under the employer&#8217;s control and dependency are presumed to be employees, even if labelled contractors.<\/li>\n<li>Discrimination (including on health status, pregnancy and disability) and sexual harassment are expressly prohibited; employers need complaint procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"contracts\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Contracts and probation<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Fixed-term contracts<\/th>\n<td>Limited to 12 months unless objectively justified; fixed-term staff must be treated equally with permanent staff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Probation<\/th>\n<td>Up to 6 months, with feedback and support required before termination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Language<\/th>\n<td>English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"hours\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Working hours<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Standard hours<\/th>\n<td>48 hours a week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Overtime pay<\/th>\n<td>1.5 times the normal rate; double on rest days and public holidays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"leave\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Leave and holidays<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Annual leave<\/th>\n<td>15 working days a year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Sick leave<\/th>\n<td>Paid sick leave with a medical certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Hospitalisation leave<\/th>\n<td>20 days, separate from sick leave (new)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Maternity<\/th>\n<td>14 weeks at 70% of salary (new \u2014 previously 12 weeks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Paternity<\/th>\n<td>5 days (new)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Public holidays<\/th>\n<td>Around 15 days a year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"termination\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Notice and termination<\/h2>\n<p>Dismissals must be for a fair reason and follow a fair disciplinary process, with reasons documented. Retrenchments require consultation and a negotiated package.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Notice (previous Act, pending detailed regulations)<\/th>\n<td>2 weeks (2\u20135 years&#8217; service), 1 month (5\u201310 years), 6 weeks (over 10 years); pay in lieu allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Severance (previous Act)<\/th>\n<td>After 5 years: 1 day&#8217;s basic pay per month of service for the first 60 months, 2 days per month thereafter \u2014 not payable where a pension or gratuity applies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Truerix confirms notice and severance terms against the new Act and its regulations for each hire.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"payroll\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Payroll and employer costs<\/h2>\n<p>Employers deduct PAYE monthly and pay it to the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) by the 15th of the following month. There are no statutory social security contributions; pension and medical schemes are provided by contract.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Up to P48,000<\/th>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>P48,001 \u2013 P84,000<\/th>\n<td>5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>P84,001 \u2013 P120,000<\/th>\n<td>12.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>P120,001 \u2013 P156,000<\/th>\n<td>18.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Above P156,000<\/th>\n<td>25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Annual resident individual rates; non-residents are taxed from the first pula.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"benefits\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Benefits and practice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A 13th cheque is not mandatory.<\/li>\n<li>Gratuity at the end of a fixed-term contract is common market practice.<\/li>\n<li>Foreign nationals need a work permit and residence permit before starting work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"truerix\" class=\"cps\">\n<div class=\"cpcta\">\n<div>\n<h3>Hire in Botswana with Truerix<\/h3>\n<p>Truerix employs your Botswana staff through our own local entity \u2014 written contracts under the new Act, PAYE filings, work permits and payroll handled for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/zh\/contact\/\">\u83b7\u53d6\u56fd\u5bb6\u62a5\u4ef7<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"cpsrc\"><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> October 2026. This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice. Rates and thresholds change regularly; Truerix confirms the current position before every hire.<br \/><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynews.gov.bw\/news-detail\/91734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily News \u2013 Employment Act comes into effect July 1<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/bw.andersen.com\/botswanas-key-legislative-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andersen Botswana \u2013 Key employment legislative highlights 2025<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/resource\/article\/botswana-advances-decent-work-landmark-labour-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ILO \u2013 Botswana landmark labour reform<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/wageindicator.org\/en-bw\/ai\/work-in-botswana\/labour-law\/contracts-and-dismissals\/notice-and-severance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WageIndicator \u2013 Notice and severance (previous Act)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burs.org.bw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BURS \u2013 Botswana Unified Revenue Service<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiring in Botswana: the Employment and Labour Relations Act 2025 (in force July 2026), leave, maternity and paternity rules, PAYE rates, notice and severance \u2014 and how Truerix employs your team through its own entity.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9826,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10951","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10951"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10980,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10951\/revisions\/10980"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}