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Hiring in Mauritius 🇲🇺

Mauritius offers a bilingual, well-educated island workforce and a stable, business-friendly regime. All-in employer cost runs around 1.13x the gross salary. Here is what to know before your first Mauritian hire.

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Capital cityPort Louis
CurrencyMauritian rupee (MUR)
LanguagesEnglish, French, Creole
Population~1.3 million
Payroll frequencyMonthly
VAT standard rate15%
Employer burden*~11-15% of gross
TGTC flat EOR fee$399/mo · Tier A
Overview

Employing in Mauritius

Employment runs under the Workers' Rights Act, with written contracts, a statutory end-of-year bonus, and contributions to the Contribution Sociale Généralisée (CSG) and related funds.

Minimum wage

  • Rs 17,110/month basic (2026)
  • Plus Rs 635 compensation = Rs 17,745

Payroll cycle & extra pay

  • Monthly
  • Statutory end-of-year bonus (13th month)

Public holidays

  • ~15 public holidays*

Onboarding & probation

  • No fixed statutory probation*
  • Written contract required
Employer costs

What you pay on top of salary

Employer costs run roughly 11-15%, across the CSG social contribution, the NSF, the training levy, and the PRGF gratuity fund.

Employer contribution*Rate
CSG (employer)3-6%
NSF (employer)2.5%
HRDC training levy1.5%
PRGF gratuity fund4.5%*

CSG

The CSG replaced the older National Pension Fund and is charged on earnings, with the rate depending on the salary band.

Employee-side taxes

Employees pay income tax and their CSG share, withheld at source. Withholding is the employer's responsibility, which under EOR means ours.

Types of leave

Statutory leave in Mauritius

Annual leave

  • 20 days after 12 months service
  • Extra 10 days after 5 years

Maternity & parental leave

  • 16 weeks full pay
  • 5 days paid paternity leave*

Sick leave

  • 15 days paid sick leave/year*
  • Accumulates up to a cap*

Other leave

  • Right to disconnect (2025 reform)
Employment termination

Ending employment in Mauritius

Notice

  • 8 days (under 6 months)
  • 15 days (6 months-2 years); 1 month (2+ years)

Severance

  • 3 months pay per year of service
  • For unjustified termination*

Probation

  • No statutory probation period*

Contractor risk

  • WRA defines workers; misclassification risk

*All figures are estimates from public sources (2025-26), pending ops verification - same basis as the EOR cost calculator. Not tax or legal advice.

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Compliant Mauritian employment contract, payroll, and statutory contributions, handled. One invoice, flat $399 per month.

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