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Communiqué from the Ministry for Employment, Immigration and Civil Status |26 January 2018

13-month pay remains as is

The provision of the 13-month pay under the Employment (Amendment) Act, 2016 remains as is.

In a communiqué issued yesterday, the Ministry for Employment, Immigration and Civil Status wrote that following the broadcasting of an interview conducted with the Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) in the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) TV 8pm news regarding exemptions from personal income tax (PIT), many people had call the employment department to query about the eligibility for the 13-month pay.

The following workers shall not be eligible to receive a 13th month pay:

(a) Non-Seychellois workers;

(b) Workers who are on contract for skills development;