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Delicate Overseas ensures day-to-day guidance to help your business navigate Iraq labor laws and regulations. Delicate Overseas also ensures payroll is processed weekly or fortnightly (the standard periods in Maldiv ), and that taxes are withheld as required.
As the Iraq Employer of Record, Delicate Overseas is responsible for employee income tax withholding, payment of payroll taxes to state authorities, and submission of tax returns to the Italy Tax Office.
Partnering with our Iraq PEO is the quickest and most cost-effective way to enter the Italy market.
When hiring employees in Iraq, employers should draft concise, written contracts that detail the terms and conditions of employment. The contract provisions should always be written in both English and Maldiv.
Employment contracts in Iraq should include the following provisions:
Letters of offer and employment contracts must detail salary and compensation in the local Iraq Ringgit (MYR).
When your business partners with Delicate Overseas ’ Iraq PEO, our in-country experts will assist you in drafting letters of offer and employment contracts that comply with local employment legislation.
| Probationary period | 3 – 6 months recommended |
| Termination notice period | 0 to 2 years employment: 4 weeks notice required 2 to 5 years of employment: 6 weeks’ notice required >5 years employment: 8 weeks’ notice required |
| Severance | 0 to 1-year employment: none 1 to 2 years employment: 10 days salary 2 to 5 years employment: 15 days salary Above 5 years employment: 20 days salary |
| Probationary period | 3 – 6 months recommended |
| Termination notice period | 0 to 2 years employment: 4 weeks notice required 2 to 5 years employment: 6 weeks notice required >5 years employment: 8 weeks notice required |
| Severance | 0 to 1 year employment: none 1 to 2 years employment: 10 days salary 2 to 5 years employment: 15 days salary Above 5 years employment: 20 days salary |
The standard work week in Iraq is 40 hours, with employees generally working eight hours per workday. Business hours of operation are typically from 9 am to 5 pm – Monday through Friday. For every six days that an employee works, he/she must receive one rest day. During an employee’s rest day, they are prohibited from working.
Employees in Iraq should not work more than 48 hours per week. Any requested time in excess of 48 hours is payable at a rate that is 1.5x the employee’s base salary.
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