Global employment guides
Free reference guides covering payroll and employment law country by country. Each guide summarises income tax and social security rates, working hours, leave entitlements, end-of-service gratuity and wage protection systems under 2026 legislation.
All countries
Payroll and employment rules, country by country
Income tax, social security, working hours, leave and severance for 28 countries.
Gulf (GCC)
5 guidesNo income tax; wages are monitored electronically through WPS, with end-of-service gratuity and nationalisation quotas driving the rest.
- 0%
- PERSONAL INCOME TAX
- 48h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
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- 0%
- PERSONAL INCOME TAX
- 18%
- SIO EMPLOYER RATE · NATIONALS 2026
Company setup · Working hours & leave · Tax & social security · End-of-service (EOSB) +3
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- 0%
- PERSONAL INCOME TAX
- 48h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
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- 0%
- PERSONAL INCOME TAX
- 30d
- ANNUAL LEAVE ENTITLEMENT
Company setup · Working hours & leave · Tax & social security · End-of-service (EOSB) +2
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- 0%
- PERSONAL INCOME TAX
- 48h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
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View GuideMiddle East
6 guidesSocial security rates and minimum wages diverge sharply by country; several require local verification of the published rates.
- IQD 350,000
- FEDERAL MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE
- 5%
- NORMAL EMPLOYEE SOCIAL SECURITY
Company setup · Tax & social security · Minimum wage & benefits
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- LBP 28m
- AUGUST 2025 MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE
- ~22.5%
- APPROXIMATE TOTAL EMPLOYER NSSF
Tax & social security · Minimum wage & benefits · End-of-service (EOSB) · Hiring & termination
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- SYP 750,000
- JULY 2025 MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE
- ~14%
- EMPLOYER GOSI RATE, VERIFY
Tax & social security · Minimum wage & benefits · Hiring & termination
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- 0%
- PERSONAL INCOME TAX
- 48h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
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- JOD 290
- 2025–2026 MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE
- 14.25%
- EMPLOYER SSC RATE
Tax & social security · Minimum wage & benefits · Hiring & termination · Work permits & visas
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- 48h
- STANDARD WORKING WEEK
- 9%
- PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYER GOSI
Tax & social security · Hiring & termination
View GuideNorth Africa
5 guidesBanded income tax and CNSS/CNAS-style social insurance; minimum wages are set in local currency and revised often.
- 40h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
- DZD 24,000
- 2026 MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE
Company setup · Working hours & leave · Minimum wage & benefits · Hiring & termination +1
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- 44h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
- MAD 17.92
- 2026 HOURLY SMIG
Company setup · Working hours & leave · Minimum wage & benefits · Hiring & termination +1
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- 48h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
- LYD 1,000
- MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE
Working hours & leave · Tax & social security · Minimum wage & benefits · Work permits & visas
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- 27.5%
- TOP INCOME-TAX BAND
- 48h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
Company setup · Working hours & leave · Tax & social security · Minimum wage & benefits +2
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- 48h
- MAXIMUM WORKING WEEK
- 17.07%
- EMPLOYER CNSS RATE
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View GuideEurope (EU)
11 guidesEU framework; flat-rate income tax with the contribution burden sitting mostly on the employee side.
- 10 hours
- Daily ceiling with averaging
- EUR 12,348
- 2026 annual income tax allowance
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- EUR 14.99
- Gross hourly minimum wage for age 21 and over
- 160 hours
- Statutory annual leave for a 40-hour week
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 40 hours
- Standard working week
- 4 weeks
- Minimum paid annual leave
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 45 hours maximum
- Normal weekly working time
- TRY 297,270
- Upper contribution base ceiling
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 35 hours
- Statutory working week
- EUR 1,867.02
- Monthly SMIC from 1 June 2026
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 40 hours
- Standard working week
- EUR 920
- 2026 national minimum wage
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 30 days
- Minimum annual paid leave
- 28.30%
- Total common-contingencies rate
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 52 weeks
- New notice-period ceiling from 1 June 2026
- EUR 2,189.81
- RMMMG monthly minimum wage from 1 April 2026
Setting Up Business · Working Conditions and Leave Entitlements · Tax and Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 11.40%
- PRSI Class A employer upper-band rate from Oct 2026
- EUR 14.15
- National Minimum Wage per hour, age 20+
Setting Up Business · Working Conditions and Leave Entitlements · Tax and Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 8%
- Minimum auto-enrolment pension contribution of qualifying earnings
- GBP 10,500
- Employment Allowance against employer Class 1 NIC
Employer Structure · Working Time & Leave · Tax & Social Security · Payroll Operations
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- 10%
- FLAT INCOME TAX · EU'S LOWEST
- 35%
- EMPLOYEE CAS + CASS + TAX
Working hours & leave · Tax & social security · Minimum wage & benefits · Hiring & termination +1
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EOR & Global Payroll Management
Run payroll in Türkiye and abroad from a single centre
A guide tells you what is required; putting it into practice means running the same rules again every payroll period. Datassist lets international employers manage payroll and employment in Türkiye and around the world from one centre. Our established partner network across MENA is live; for a country not on the list we bring in a local partner and run the process on the same operating model.
Payroll & compliance
WPS, EMS, Mudad and AS'HAL wage filings; GOSI, GPSSA, SIO, GRSIA, PIFSS, NOSI and SPF contributions; end-of-service and leave calculations. The operational counterpart of every obligation you read about in the guides.
In-country EOR
Hire in the target country without setting up an entity: local contract, social security registration, work permits and nationalisation quota tracking (Emiratisation, Qatarisation, Nitaqat, Omanisation). The same setup through a local partner for countries not covered by the guides.
One compliance operation
One operating model instead of a separate provider, calendar and report format per country: a single point of contact, one payroll calendar, reporting that is comparable across countries. Opening a new country widens the scope without changing the model.
These guides are for general information only; they are not legal advice or a complete statement of the law. The content reflects the legislation in force when it was prepared, and legislation changes. Always take country-specific professional advice on a concrete case.
