Angola is a Southern African nation whose varied terrain encompasses tropical Atlantic beaches, a labyrinthine system of rivers and Sub-Saharan desert that extends across the border into Namibia. The country's colonial history is reflected in its Portuguese-influenced cuisine and its landmarks including Fortaleza de São Miguel, a fortress built by the Portuguese in 1576 to defend the capital, Luanda.Angola is one of the major oil producers and exporters of Africa and the World. What is this? According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Angola produced more than 1.1 million barrels in 2021, making it the 4th largest producer in Africa and 19th in the world.Angola is roughly square in shape, with a maximum width of about 800 miles (1,300 km), including the Cabinda exclave, which is located along the Atlantic coast just north of Angola’s border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola is bordered to the far northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north and northeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the southeast by Zambia, to the south by Namibia, and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
In the first year of employment, annual leave is generally accrued at two days for each month of work, with a minimum of 6 days of annual vacation to be taken in that particular year. Leave is acquired on the 1st of January the following year and can be taken once six months of work has been completed. After completing one year of employment, employees are entitled to 22 days of annual leave.
The annual leave entitlement begins on the 1st of January and is to be used by the 31st of December of the same year.
Female employees who have children under the age of 14 are entitled to one additional day of leave for each child.
An employee is entitled to full pay for the annual leave period and any other benefits accumulated during the year. There is also a standard bonus amount equal to 50% of the monthly salary paid before the beginning of the annual leave period.
There are 15 public holidays.
22 Vacations.
Angolan employees are generally entitled to 22 days of vacation per year. Employees with children are entitled to an additional vacation day per year until the child reaches the age of 14.
Employees on sick leave in medium or large companies receive full payment of their basic salary for the first two months of absence. From the third month to the 12th month of absence, the employer must pay the employee 50% of the basic salary until the relevant social protection entity takes over.
For smaller companies, employers shall pay 50% of the regular wage for 90 days.
Employees are entitled to be absent from work with paid remuneration due to illness, providing that such absence is documented and justified by providing a medical certificate.
Severance pay is calculated at one month’s salary for the first five years of employment, reducing to half the monthly salary for each year after that.
In Angola, a 13th and 14th salary are mandatory with 50% being paid as a 13th salary for vacation bonus (which must be paid before an employee takes vacation) and 14th salary payment for a Christmas bonus.
These are mandatory benefits as postulated by law.
These include probationary period, annual leave, public holidays, sick leave, maternity leave, overtime pay, notice period, and severance pay.
Statutory benefits also include social security benefits.
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