Rwanda's Labor Code states that if it is necessary to terminate a contract of employment with prior notice, the duration of the notice must be at least equal to:
No notice period will apply to an employee during a probationary period. When an employment contract is terminated due to gross negligence, the party causing the contract to be terminated must notify the other party within 48 hours.
To work legally in Rwanda, a foreign national must obtain a work permit issued by the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE). The employment permit category covers various types of foreign employment arrangements and is applied for through the official immigration services platform. Work permits are classified by employment type, and the validity periods vary by category, ranging from 1 to up to 3 years, after which permits may be renewed by submitting updated supporting documentation. Application fees differ depending on the permit class, ranging from RWF 50,000 (Rwandan francs) to RWF 150,000.
Rwanda's Labor Code states that every employee is entitled to paid leave of 1.5 working days per month. A newly hired employee can enjoy annual leave after 12 months of service, including any probationary period. Employees are entitled to 1 additional working day of annual paid leave for every 3 years of service with the same employer. However, an employee's total days of annual paid leave cannot exceed 21 working days. A worker under 18 years old is entitled to 2 working days' leave per month of continuous work. Official public holidays are not considered part of annual leave.
Rwanda's Labor Code states that the maximum working hours are 40 per week.
Employers can request employees to work overtime where:
Private-sector employees are entitled to a daily break of 1 hour and a weekly rest of 24 hours.
In Rwanda, female employees are entitled to 14 consecutive weeks of maternity leave at 100% of their remuneration. Employers must pay employees the full 14 weeks' salary during maternity leave, and they can request that the Rwandan Social Security Administration (SSA) reimburse maternity leave benefits for 8 weeks. Employees are eligible if they have contributed for at least 1 month to the maternity leave scheme before the leave begins and have a medical certificate of delivery. Employees are entitled to a breastfeeding break of 1 hour per day for 12 months from the date they resume work after maternity leave.
Employers may not terminate an employment contract due to the employee's pregnancy.
Rwanda effectively has no national minimum wage. Rwanda's 2018 Labor Code authorized the Minister of Labor to set a minimum wage through a Ministerial Order, but that has not yet occurred.
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