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The minimum wage is EGP 7,000 per month for private sector employees.

The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 25%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

The employer cost is generally estimated at 19.75% of the employee's salary.

• Social Security - 18.75%
• Unemployment - 1.0%
• Disability Workforce Contribution - EGP 425
• Emergency Fund contribution - EGP 25.40

Some employer costs have limits, therefore, the percentage will vary.

One time fee

• Mandatory Wet Ink Employment Agreement Handling Fee - $80 USD

Note: Social Security contributions are calculated on a minimum monthly salary of EGP 2,300 and up to a maximum monthly salary of EGP 14,500 for 2025. The monthly salary limits are set to increase by 15% on January 1 each year until 2027.

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Sunday to Thursday.

There is no paternity leave currently required by law.

In Egypt, no law covers parental leave. However, some employees may be entitled to maternity leave.

Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for up to 1 year. This leave is paid at different rates and by different payers depending upon length:

Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.

Terminations in Egypt can be complex. There is no at-will termination in Egypt for employers outside the probation period and termination must be done for just cause.

Compliant terminations include:

• Voluntarily by the employee
• By mutual agreement
• Unilaterally by the employer based on:
  • probation period
  • objective grounds
  • disciplinary dismissal
  • performance due to unsuitability for the job
• By expiration of the contract

The minimum notice period is 60 days and will be increased according to the length of the employment.

• 60 days if the length of service is less than 10 years
• 90 days if the length of service is more than 10 years

In Egypt, there are no statutory requirements for severance payments unless the termination was unjustified. During the notice period, the employee will receive standard salary wages.

To protect you from unforeseen financial risks arising from terminations, Deel applies a Severance Accrual to all employment agreements in this country.  Deel has extensive expertise in managing litigation risk globally and our Severance Accrual calculation is based on the prevailing common-law or statutory entitlements and local best practices. In the event your employee resigns or is not entitled to severance, all unused amounts will be returned to you.

Both full-time and part-time employees are entitled to 21 working days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 1.75 days per month. Employees are eligible for annual leave after 1 year of continued service. During the first year of employment, an employee cannot take more than the amount accrued.

Egypt celebrates 12 national holidays over 15 days

It is common practice for the Government of Egypt to announce last minute changes to the dates on which public holidays are observed. This is usually done to create long weekends by moving holidays to either Sunday or Thursday.

• Orthodox Christmas Day
• January 25 Revolution Day
• National Police Day
• Sinai Liberation Day
• Labour Day
• Sham Ennessim
• Eid al-Fitr
• June 30 Revolution
• June 30 Uprising in Egypt
• Eid al-Adha (3 day)
• Revolution Day
• Islamic New Year
• Armed Forces Day
• Prophet's Birthday

Onboarding takes 10 business days after the client signs the SOW.

Contracts must be in Arabic and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed in wet ink by both parties.

A contract must include:

• name
• start date
• length of the employment
• job description
• termination conditions

The employment agreement and any amendment thereto (and notice of termination) must be signed using wet ink. 

Probation periods are mandatory. The minimum probation period is 30 days and the maximum probation period is 90 days (3 months).

The Employer can immediately terminate the Employee at any time during the probation period and for any reason, and without providing the Employee with any severance pay.