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Uganda × Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Hiring, paying and moving people across borders. In Uganda, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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From the Uganda market guide: the points that matter most for employment, payroll & mobility, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research64% of statements checked against a source23 checked against an official source14 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-195 held back until checked against an official source9 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
Employment relationships are governed mainly by the Employment Act 2006 (Chapter 226 of the revised laws), which sets minimum terms on leave, notice, dismissal and severance.
Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) · checked 2026-10-19Employees are entitled to a paid holiday of seven days for each period of four months' continuous service, equal to 21 days a year.
Employment Act, section 53. Applies to employees with at least six months' continuous service who normally work 16 hours a week or more; leave is taken at a time agreed between the parties.Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) · checked 2026-10-19Employers contribute 10% and employees 5% of gross pay to the National Social Security Fund.
Voluntary additional contributions are permitted.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19Employers must deduct PAYE from employees' pay and remit it to the Uganda Revenue Authority.
The tax is normally borne by the employee; an employer that fails to withhold becomes liable for it. Employers also withhold local service tax for the local council.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19Female employees are entitled to 60 working days of maternity leave and male employees to 4 working days of paternity leave.
Employment Act, sections 55 and 56. Maternity leave is on full wages, with at least four weeks after the birth; paternity leave is yearly, taken immediately after the delivery or miscarriage, on full wages.Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) · checked 2026-10-19An employer terminating a contract must give notice of at least two weeks after six months' service, one month after twelve months, two months after five years and three months after ten years.
Employment Act, section 57(3). Where the pay period is longer, notice equals the pay period; agreements excluding the section have no effect.Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) · checked 2026-10-19Before dismissing an employee for misconduct or poor performance, the employer must hear and consider the employee's representations, and an employer who fails to do so owes four weeks' net pay.
Employment Act, section 65; probationary contracts are excluded (section 66). Severance allowance is payable after six months' continuous service in listed cases, including unfair dismissal (section 86), with the amount left to negotiation (section 88).Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) · checked 2026-10-19Read the full guide: Employment, payroll and mobility
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Kampala · UgandaWONE Global Partner · Uganda
Tony Kiire is the Founding and Managing Partner of Diamond Advocates, where he leads the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Law practice. He is also the founder of Lawtech Associates and Consult, the comp…
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