Easily manage employment in Uganda

Workers who’re engaged for at least 16 hours per week are entitled to 21 work days of paid leave every year, provided they’ve been employed for at least 12 months. Employees who meet these conditions can take seven days off for every four months of continuous employment.

The public holidays are regulated under the Public Holidays Act, 1965. These are New Year’s Day (January 01), NRM Day (January 26), Women’s Day (March 08), Good Friday (April 18), Easter Monday (April 21), Labor Day (May 01), Memorial Day (May 26), Martyrs’ Day (June 03), National Heroes Day (June 09), Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), Eid al-Adhuha (Feast of Sacrifice), Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26). In addition to these holidays, the President may declare any other day to be a public holiday, and may limit the observation of any such public holiday to any area or place in Uganda.

An employee who has completed not less than one month’s continuous service with an employer and who is incapable of work because of sickness or injury is entitled to sick pay as follows:  • For the first month’s absence from work he or she is entitled to full wages and every other benefit whether for his or her family or himself or herself stipulated in the contract of service.

Maternity leave is fully paid and lasts for 60 working days.

Fathers are entitled to four fully paid working days of paternity leave after a partner’s birth or miscarriage.