The Republic of Ghana is a West African country situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. It extends to an area of 238,533 square kilometers. Ghana is bordered to the northwest and north by Burkina Faso, to the east by Togo, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Côte d’Ivoire.
The Ghanaian economy is a mixture of private and public enterprise. About three-fifths of the GDP is derived from the services sector, while the agriculture and industry sectors each contribute about one-fifth and one-fourth of the GDP.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Ghana.
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The Republic of Ghana is a West African country situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. It extends to an area of 238,533 square kilometers. Ghana is bordered to the northwest and north by Burkina Faso, to the east by Togo, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Côte d’Ivoire.
The Ghanaian economy is a mixture of private and public enterprise. About three-fifths of the GDP is derived from the services sector, while the agriculture and industry sectors each contribute about one-fifth and one-fourth of the GDP.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Ghana.
Employees are entitled to 13 public holidays.
The national holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Saturday |
| January 7-8 | Constitution Day | |
| March 6 | Independence Day | Sunday |
| March 30 | Eid-Ul-Fitr | Movable |
| April 18 | Good Friday | Movable |
| April 21 | Easter Monday | Movable |
| May 1 | Worker's Day | |
| May 25 | Africa Unity Day | |
| June 6 | Eid-Ul-Adha | Movable |
| July 1 | Republic Day | |
| August 4 | Founders’ Day | |
| September 21-22 | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day | |
| December 5 | Farmer’s Day | Movable |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Sunday |
| December 26 | Boxing Day |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Ghana is 14 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
The social security contribution scheme is structured into three tiers, the first two of which require mandatory contributions. The mandatory contribution rates for the first two tiers of social security schemes are as follows:
| Employer Contributions | Employee Contributions |
| 13% | 5.5% |
The maximum contribution is on a salary of GHS 35,000.
The hours of work of a worker should be a maximum of eight hours a day or 40 hours a week.
Where the normal hours of work are continuous, a worker is entitled to at least 30 minutes’ break in the course of the work, but the break forms part of the normal hours of work.
Where a worker in an undertaking works after the hours of work fixed by the rules of that undertaking, the additional hours done should be regarded as overtime work. Overtime rates are not fixed by law but are usually fixed by the relevant employment contract or collective agreement. Overtime hours are typically paid at 150% of the normal hourly wage.
Where, as a condition for the engagement of an employee, a contract of employment requires probation, the contract should specify the duration of the probation for the employee. The standard practice is six months.
The notice period prior to termination depends on the contract type and length as follows:
| Contract Length/Type | Notice Period |
| Contract determinable at will | No notice |
| Weekly contracts | 7 days |
| Contract of fewer than 3 years | 2 weeks |
| Contract of 3 years or more | 1 month |
NOTE: The termination notice period for an employee with disabilities should not be shorter than one month.
The hours of work of a worker should be a maximum of eight hours a day or 40 hours a week.
Where the normal hours of work are continuous, a worker is entitled to at least 30 minutes’ break in the course of the work, but the break forms part of the normal hours of work.
Where a worker in an undertaking works after the hours of work fixed by the rules of that undertaking, the additional hours done should be regarded as overtime work. Overtime rates are not fixed by law but are usually fixed by the relevant employment contract or collective agreement. Overtime hours are typically paid at 150% of the normal hourly wage.
Where, as a condition for the engagement of an employee, a contract of employment requires probation, the contract should specify the duration of the probation for the employee. The standard practice is six months.
The notice period prior to termination depends on the contract type and length as follows:
| Contract Length/Type | Notice Period |
| Contract determinable at will | No notice |
| Weekly contracts | 7 days |
| Contract of fewer than 3 years | 2 weeks |
| Contract of 3 years or more | 1 month |
NOTE: The termination notice period for an employee with disabilities should not be shorter than one month.
The social security contribution scheme is structured into three tiers, the first two of which require mandatory contributions. The mandatory contribution rates for the first two tiers of social security schemes are as follows:
| Employer Contributions | Employee Contributions |
| 13% | 5.5% |
The maximum contribution is on a salary of GHS 35,000.
