Paid Time Off (PTO)
In Namibia, annual leave is calculated by multiplying an employee’s contracted number of working days per week by four.
Employees are entitled to 4 to 24 days of vacation leave depending on their service period.
Public Holidays
There are 13 public holidays.
Sick Days
In Namibia, Employees who do not work longer than five days a week are entitled to 30 working days of sick leave.
Employees who work longer than five days a week are entitled to 36 days. During the first year of work, employees receive one day of sick leave for every 26 days worked.
Maternity Leave
Female employee would be entitled to:
- four (4) weeks of paid maternity leave before the child’s birth; and
- eight (8) weeks after the child’s birth bringing it to a total of twelve (12) weeks of paid maternity leave.
The employer is liable to pay the employees’ remuneration except for the basic wage, which will be paid by social security.
Paternity Leave
There is no statutory paternity leave.