Angola

Angola is one of the main oil producers in sub-Saharan Africa. When the civil war ended in 2002, the national economy grew very quickly, driven mainly by the development of the oil and gas and mining industries. However, the Angolan economy has become much more diversified, and as a result the recent decrease in the international crude oil price has not interfered with the country’s economic growth. The country’s public institutions can generally deal with all issues. The labour authorities are particularly active in enforcing the complex administrative and reporting duties established by national employment laws Angola has numerous regulations governing all aspects of the employment relationship. Angolan employment law sets out two categories of employee: national and foreign resident employees; and foreign non-resident or expatriate employees, who are subject to complex immigration restrictions and specific recruitment and hiring rules. There are also regulations dealing with mandatory allowances and specific social security benefits (e.g. the family allowance) which must be paid by employers in lieu of the social security system. The new General Labour Law (7/15), which came into force in September 2015, uses the concept of micro, small, medium and large companies to differentiate the legal rules applicable to various aspects of the employment relationship