Hire employees in Tunisia, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Tunisia. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
Hire employees in Tunisia. No entity needed.
Usually, to hire in Tunisia, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
Tunisia also treats contractors differently than full-time employees, so misclassifying a contractor could lead to fines. Deel lets you hire employees in Tunisia quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more.
All the necessary benefits for Tunisia built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Tunisia within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.
- Pension
- Worker Compensation Insurance
- 13th Salary
- Public Health Insurance
- Transport Premium & Attendance Bonus
Quick Overview
Currency: Tunisian dinar
Capital: Tunis
Official language: Tunisian Arabic
Payroll cycle: Monthly
Statutory Holidays
Paid Time Off
In Tunisia, employees are entitled to 18 working days of paid time off. However, is best practice to grant 20 working days.
Public Holidays
Tunisia celebrates 14 national days. However, 11 days are non-working days.
- New Year's Day
- Revolution and Youth Day
- Revolution and Youth Day
- Labour Day
- Eid al-Fitr
- Eid al-Adha
- Republic Day
- Republic Day
- National Revolution Day
General Taxation
Employer Cost
- Employer cost - Approx. 20%
Individual Income Tax
Individual income tax range will depend on the income of the employee and can raise up to 35%
Additional information
Employment contract details
Contracts should be written in Arabic or French. The agreement must state salary, notice period, working hours, bonuses if applicable, holiday leave and sick leave among others.
Probation Period
The minimum probation period is 1 month, and the maximum probation period is 6 months.
Termination of probation period
During probation period, notice period is not required.
Minimum Wage Requirements
In Tunisia, minimum wage it depends on the industry. For Deel the minimum monthly wage is 1000 TND
Maximum working hours and overtime
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. The amount of working hours will depend on the company, and it can raise up to 48 hours per week.
Overtime
Overtime is paid as 150% up to 200% of the daily salary and not per hour.
Parental Leave
- Maternity leave: employees are entitled to 2 calendar months of paid leave. The payment will be done by the Social Security authorities.
- Paternity leave: by law, employees are not entitled to paternal leave. However is best practice to grant at least 2 days of paid leave after the birth of the child. The cost will be paid by the employer.
Sick Leave
Employees are entitled to take leave if sick and the amount will depend on what agreed on the employee agreement. Best practice is to grant 5 days paid by the employer. Since the 6th day, sick leave will be paid by Social Security (CNSS) as 60% of the employee's salary.
Termination requirements for employees in
Termination
Both parties can terminate an employment contract by providing notice. Compensation in the amount of the notice period must be paid where notice is not properly given.
Employers and employees can terminate an employment contract at any time during the probation period without providing a reason or notice. However, special rules apply for redundancy dismissal.
Notice Period
Notice period is mandatory, and the minimum notice is 1 month.
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