Payroll and Benefits Guide Algeria

Annual Leave (vacation)

The Algerian Labor Law entitles employees to 30 days of paid annual leave accumulated over 12 months with the exception of those employees working in the southern provinces who are entitled to 40 days’ paid annual leave.

PTO carryover

Under Algerian labour law, employees are entitled to paid annual leave (typically 30 calendar days per year). Carrying over unused leave from one year to the next is generally not permitted by default – leave should normally be taken in the period provided and any carry-over is only allowed in exceptional cases such as service necessity. Unused annual leave must be paid out if the employment ends.

Public Holidays

There are 12 national holidays in 2022.

Sick Days

Employees are entitled to 15 days of paid sick leave at half salary from their first day of sick leave and full salary from the 16th day of sickness onwards or if the employee is admitted to the hospital prior to the 16th day.
Sick pay and the reimbursement of medical expenses are funded by the National Fund of Social Security, based on the mandatory social contributions paid by the employer and the employee.

Maternity Leave

Pregnant women are entitled to maternity pay of 100% of their average regular salary (based on average for their position) for a maximum of 14 weeks and the employee must stop working at the latest one week before confinement. To receive these payments, a registered doctor or qualified professional must have assisted at the birth.

For employees within their first six months of employment, employees are entitled if they have worked at least 9 days or 60 hours during the three preceding months or 36 days or 240 hours during the 12 preceding months.

Paternity Leave

Fathers are entitled to 3 days paid paternity (emergency) leave for the birth of a child.

Parental Leave

Algerian law provides paid daily breastfeeding time off after maternity leave, not a statutory 18-week part-time paid parental leave scheme.

Other Leave

An employee can take a maximum of 30 calendar days’ paid leave to perform Hajj, once in their employment.
3 days paid leave for Marriage of the employee (or their dependent)
3 days paid leave for bereavement