Under Liberia's labor law, any employee who has completed their probationary period is entitled to a certain period of notice from their employer before their employment contract is terminated. The provisions for the length of notice vary depending on the amount of time an employee has continuously worked for the employer as follows:
Notice period can be waived by paying regular wages equivalent to the duration of notice period.
Foreign nationals can only work in Liberia if they have a local sponsor and work permit. Work permits are issued by the Ministry of Labor once it is determined that there is no suitably qualified Liberian available to carry out the work.
The employer is responsible for the expense of the employee traveling to the place of work in Liberia from their country of origin or residence, depending on whichever is closer.
Every employee is entitled to paid annual leave as follows:
Weekly rest days and public holidays are not considered a part of annual leave. Employees under the age of 18 years are granted an extra week of annual leave.
The annual leave of employees in Liberia may accumulate from year to year, yet the total accumulation may not exceed 3 years’ accumulation of unused leave.
Liberia's labor law states that the standard workweek is limited to 48 hours and that workdays are limited to 8 hours per day. Under exceptional circumstances, employees may be required to work overtime for up to 5 hours a week, averaged out over a period of 4 months.
An employee who has not yet attained the age of 16 years cannot be employed for more than 7 hours in a day or for more than 42 hours in any working week.
Employed women in Liberia are entitled to a minimum of 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, provided that they take a minimum of 6 weeks immediately following the birth of their child. Employees on maternity leave are compensated at the same rate at which they would have been paid during their normal working hours.
Pregnant women cannot be employed to perform work that is hazardous to their health or their child's health. Employment continues unbroken during any period of maternity leave.
Employees are also entitled to an extended unpaid maternity leave of up to one month if any complications arise from the pregnancy or delivery, as certified by a medical practitioner.
Employees working in the formal sector (in a business, company, or industry) are entitled to a minimum wage of USD 0.68 (American dollars) per hour or USD 5.50 per day of work. Employees employed within the domestic/casual sector (those working in homes or in non-intensive seasonal employment) are entitled to a minimum wage of USD 0.43 per hour or USD 3.50 per day of work. The minimum wage is USD 80 per month for civil servants.
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