Overview
Payroll Cycle
Employer Contributions
Employee Contributions
Minimum Wage
Hiring
Hiring Employees
Hiring Contractors
Hiring Expats
Background Checks
Employment Contracts
Onboarding
Employee Benefits
Social Security
Healthcare and Insurance
Leave Policy
Public Holidays
Work Permit and Work Visa
Probation Period
Notice Period
Termination and Severance
Personal Income Tax
An Employer of Record in Zimbabwe offers comprehensive support in various areas, including managing the payroll cycle, handling employer and employee contributions, ensuring compliance with minimum wage regulations, facilitating the process of hiring employees and contractors, assisting with the recruitment of expatriates, conducting background checks, drafting employment contracts, facilitating onboarding procedures, managing employee benefits, administering social security programs, coordinating healthcare and insurance coverage, implementing leave policies, considering public holidays, assisting with work permit and work visa processes, overseeing probation periods, notice periods, termination, and severance procedures, as well as providing guidance on personal income tax obligations.
| Overview | |
| Continent | Africas |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Capital | Harare |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
| Total Time zones | 1 |
| Working hours per week | 40 |
| Working week | Monday–Friday |
| Typical hours worked | 8; Most people work half a day on Saturday |
| Personal Tax filing deadline | 30 April |
| Financial Year | 1st January to 31st December |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Currency | Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD) |
| VAT | the standard rate is 14.5% |
Employer Payroll Contributions in Zimbabwe
| Employers | % of Gross Salary |
| Social Security | 4.5% |
| Total Employment Cost | 4.5% |
Employee Payroll Contributions in Zimbabwe
| Employees | % of Gross Salary |
| Social Security | 4.5% |
| Aids Levy | 3% |
| Total Employee Cost | 7.5% |
Minimum Wages in Zimbabwe
| Minimum Wage | |
| Minimum Wage | Zimbabwe does not have a single official minimum wage. |
Payroll Cycle in Zimbabwe
| Payroll | |
| Payroll Cycle | Monthly |
| 13th Salary | Employees can receive the 13th month of salary, as well as performance-based and production-based bonuses. |
Personal Income Tax in Zimbabwe
| Income Tax | |
| Taxable Income | Tax Rate |
| 0-120,000 ZWD | 0% |
| 120,001 to 360,000 ZWD | 0 + 20% for each ZWD above 120,000 |
| 360,001 to 720,000 ZWD | 48,000 + 25% for each ZWD above 360,000 |
| 720,001 to 1,440,000 ZWD | 138,000 + 30% for each ZWL above 720,000 |
| 1,440,001 to 3,000,000 ZWD | 354,000 + 35% for each ZWD above 1,440,000 |
| 3,000,001 ZWD and above | 900,000 + 40% for each ZWD above 3,000,000 |