Find your employer of record in Cambodia

• Study allowance
• Family health care
• Child education allowance
• Accommodation allowance
• Monthly mobile subsidy
• Monthly transportation allowance

Foreigners who wish to work in the country must obtain a business visa, known as a class E visa. In this case, contractor management services can assist you in processing this visa, which is valid for 30 days. Also, you can extend it for 1, 3, 6 months, or a maximum of one year, with authorization from the Ministry of the Interior (MoI).

Alternatively, employees can obtain an e-Visa at the Cambodian embassy or Phnom Penh International Airport. Likewise, with the 6 and 12-month visas, applicants can make multiple entries into the country. However, the 1 and three-month visas can only make a single entry.

Otherwise, an employee can apply for a work permit and employment card instead of an e-Visa. In this case, it is the responsibility of the employer to apply for this type of permit through the MLVT.

Also, companies can apply for an increase in the employment limit under the Labour Law, if they cannot find qualified Cambodian citizens. In this case, is according to the Prakas No 277/20 issued by the MLVT in 2020, which allows companies to exceed the 10% limit.

VAT in Cambodia is 10.00%.

Termination Process

In Cambodia, this process is standard and needs a notice period. However, the employer does not need this period if they can provide valid cause for the firing. Moreover, the termination must be in writing and sent to the right government authorities.

Then, after termination, the employee has the right to request a work certificate that indicates the start and end dates. You must also include all relevant service information.

Notice Period

In Cambodia, the employer must have a valid reason to terminate a contract and properly notify the employee. In this case, a PEO can assist you in determining the cause, which may be performance, behavioral, or economic reasons. This period, as in other countries, will depend on the length of service of the employee as follows:

• 7 days notice if the employee has worked for less than 6 months.
• 15 days notice if the employee has worked for between 6 and 24 months.
• 1-month notice, if the employee has worked for between 2 and 5 years.
• 2 months notice if the employee has worked for between 5 and 10 years.
• 3 months notice if the employee has worked for more than 10 years.

Severance Pay

An Employer of record in Cambodia is also essential in calculating and making these payments. Thus, in Cambodia, this compensation must be at least 5.00% of the total salary of the employee for the entire duration of the contract.

On the other hand, employees with an undermined duration contract must receive this payment on a mandatory basis. In addition, the amount depends on the years of service completed by the employee as follows:

• Employees with a service of between 6 months and one year must be paid based on 7 days of a regular salary.
• Employees with a service of more than one year must be paid based on 15 days of regular salary for each year. But this amount should not exceed 6 months of wages and benefits.

Probation Period

This trial period in the country depends on the capabilities of the employee. Thus, for a regular employee, the period is 3 months, for a qualified employee, 2 months, and 1 for the unqualified.

Paid Time Offs

International PEO services are your best way to pay for these vacations, that depend on the years of service of the employee. Thus, it is common to pay 18 days for each year of service, they also receive 1.5 days per month after 1 year of service. In addition, employees must receive 1 additional day of leave for every 3 years of service after 4 years.

In contrast, part-time workers receive this prorated leave.

Public Holidays

There are 15 national holidays throughout the year.

Vacation Holidays

There are 18 vacation holidays throughout the year.

Sick Days

Cambodian employees are entitled to receive 6 days of sick leave, if they provide a sick certificate. In this case, the Employer of record in Cambodia is also helpful in calculating these payments properly. Thus, you must pay the employee 100.00% of the salary during the first month of the illness.

In the same way, the employee must receive 60% of the salary during the following 2 months. But the rest of the license will not receive any payment. Additionally, an employer may terminate an employee after more than 6 months of sick leave.