For permanent employment contracts, the minimum notice period ranges from 7 days to 3 months, depending on the length of service. Notice period is not required for termination during probation or due to gross misconduct. During notice period, employees have a right to 2 fully paid days, at regular rates, per week to look for a new job.
For fixed-term contracts between 6 months and 1 year, the employer must give notice at least 10 days prior to the expiration date. If a fixed-term agreement is over 1 year, the organization must give notice at least 15 days before the expiration date. Failure to provide prior notice to the employee will result in the renewal of the fixed-term agreement for a duration equal to the original contract.
Employers who wish to hire foreign employees must first get approval from the Department of Employment and Manpower. After receiving written permission to use a foreign workforce, the employer must apply for a work permit and an employment card for the foreign employees no later than March of each year.
Foreign nationals who want to work in Cambodia must hold the following documents:
The use of a foreign workforce may not exceed 10% of the total number of employees (3% office, 6% skilled, and 1% unskilled). In special cases, where more than 10% is required, specific reasons must be indicated in the application letter.
Foreign employers registered in a Patent Certificate in Cambodia, or foreign employees who are registered in a Patent Certificate or are self-employed, must also obtain a work permit, whether they stay in Cambodia or not.
Employees must receive paid annual leave of 1.5 days per month, for a total of 18 days per year (increasing by 1 additional day for every 3 years of continuous service). The entitlement to annual leave becomes effective after 1 year of service. Paid holidays and sick leave do not count as paid annual leave.
Any collective agreement providing compensation in place of paid leave, or waiving the right to paid annual leave, is void. Acceptance by the employee to postpone all or part of their rights to paid leave until the termination of the employment agreement is not considered as renunciation. Postponement of this leave cannot exceed 3 consecutive years and can only apply to leave exceeding 12 days per year.
Employees are required to work for a maximum of 8 hours per day, 48 hours per week, with 1 rest day per week. It is prohibited to employ a person for more than 6 days in a week. Working hours cannot exceed 10 hours per day in case of overtime.
Employers can divide a work schedule into 3 shifts (morning, afternoon, and night) with each shift not exceeding the maximum of 8 hours daily. An employee can work for more than 1 shift per day provided that the duration of all daily work shifts does not exceed the total mandated number of working hours per day.
Female employees in Cambodia are entitled to a maternity leave of 90 days, with 50% of their wages paid by their employer. There is no restriction on whether the leave must start before or after childbirth.
It is prohibited to lay off women in the workforce during their maternity leave or at a date when the end of the notice period would coincide with the maternity leave. During leave, female employees are entitled to 50% of their wages, including perquisites, paid by the employer, as well as any other benefits in kind they were entitled to.
In addition to the 50% wage paid by the employer, female employees who are registered with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and have at least 9 months of contributions in the 12 months preceding leave are entitled to a maternity benefit of 70% of their reference earnings for 90 days from the NSSF.
According to the Cambodian Labor Code, all employees are entitled to receive wages that are at least equal to the guaranteed minimum wage. Effective January 1, 2026, the Government of Cambodia has set a minimum monthly salary for the country's textile, garment, and footwear, and travel products industries at USD 210 per month, and for probationary employees at USD 208 per month.
The Labor Code requires employers to pay wages to laborers at least twice a month and to employees at least once a month. Any commissions due to sales agents or commercial representatives must be paid at least every 3 months. Payment shall not be made on a day off. If payday falls on such a day off, the payment of wages shall be made a day earlier.
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