Either party can terminate indefinite-term employment contracts by giving notice. The duration of notice depends on the frequency of wage payments and how long the employee has been continuously employed, ranging from 1 day to 2 months. Employment contracts can determine longer notice periods than those provided by the law. However, contracts made with shorter notice periods than those provided by the law are null and void. Contracts can be terminated by making a payment in lieu of the notice.
The minimum notice period for redundancy due to economic, organizational, climatic, or technical reasons is 6 months. The minimum notice period for terminating a fixed-term contract before its expiry is 14 days.
The minimum notice period for terminating a fixed-term contract before its expiry is 14 days. Fixed-term contracts terminate upon the date specified, and no notice is required unless a fixed-term contract is expressly prolonged. Specific task contracts terminate upon completion of the task.
Gambia grants the following types of residential permits for employment:
Employees in the Gambia have the right to accrue annual leave days provided for by a Joint Industrial Council agreement, collective agreement, or individual employment contract. If annual leave is specified for a period longer than 1 month, it accrues proportionally each month of employment.
“Normal working hours” are defined in the employment contract.
A female employee may be granted a period off during working hours for prenatal care subject to a certificate provided by a registered medical practitioner.
Pregnant employees cannot be required to work between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. or engage in overtime work without written consent. Mothers of children under 8 months old are also exempt from overtime work.
In the Gambia, a female employee is entitled to 6 months of maternity leave under the Women’s Act upon producing a medical certificate issued by a medical officer. She may also be granted time off during working hours for prenatal care upon production of a certificate from a medical practitioner.
A female employee who is nursing her unweaned child is entitled to at least 2 nursing breaks of 30 minutes each or 1 nursing break of 1 hour during her working hours at a time convenient to her, within 18 months of the birth.
An employer cannot dismiss an employee during her absence on maternity leave.
Currently, The Gambia does not have any legislation or policy that sets minimum wages. The government relaunched discussions in 2025 to determine a minimum wage. Minimum wages and working hours are established by law through 6 joint industrial councils: commerce, artisans, transport, port operations, agriculture, and fisheries.
Wages in Gambia are typically paid at the end of each month.
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