Employment Department

“Anticipate, prepare and respond to crisis - Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health Systems”

“Anticipate, prepare and respond to crisis - Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health Systems”

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 28 April 2021
Empowering the youths

Empowering the youths

Facilitating referrals and placements for job seekers

Facilitating referrals and placements for job seekers

Attracting, Retaining and Developing Skills

Attracting, Retaining and Developing Skills

Protecting the Rights of all Workers

Protecting the Rights of all Workers

Governance of Labour Migration

Governance of Labour Migration

Conducting Effective Social Dialogue

Conducting Effective Social Dialogue

Minister Francourt Welcome Message

I wish you a warm welcome to the Employment Department website of the Ministry of Employment, and Social Affairs.                                                              

The aim of the website is to keep members of the public well informed of the different aspect related to the Employment Department by providing effective and timely information.   

My Ministry is committed to work closely with our partners and the general public to fulfil our Vision, Mission and Mandate. 

We encourage you to browse through and I am certain you will find the website informative. Feel free to give us your feedback,  as it will enable our Ministry to serve you better 

Happy Browsing.

                                                                                                                

Vision

To achieve full employment, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue in a stable working environment.

Mission

To promote productive employment for all in a safe and healthy work environment and to enforce rights at work in collaboration with our social partners.

Mandate

To play a vital role through employment related activities to build a productive workforce and to lend support to all efforts to enable the people of Seychelles to become self sufficient, enjoy decent work that leads to rewarding and enhanced quality of life.

  • Any person who is found guilty for such an offence and any person who condones or assists any non- Seychellois to be gainfully occupied without a valid Gainful Occupation Permit shall be liable to a fine of SR 40,000 (Section 77 (2) of Employment Act 1995)
  • A surcharge of SR 400 per day may be imposed in the case where an application for the renewal of the validity of a G.O.P is submitted after the expiry of the current G.O.P (section 77 (3) Employment Act 1995).
  • Repatriation / deportation

The person may become a Prohibited Immigrant (PI)

Section (19) 1(d) and Section 23 (2) (b) Immigration Decree (1979)

Details

  • Under the Seychelles Immigration Decree and the Employment Act 1995, it is an offence for a non- Seychellois to engage in any kind of employment without a valid Gainful Occupation Permit.
  • A non-Seychellois should not be engaged in any employment other than for the post and with the Employer/Applicant as approved.
Details

The person may become a Prohibited Immigrant (PI) under Section (19) 1(d) and may face repatriation or deportation to their home country under Section 23 (2) (b) of the Immigration Decree (1979).

Details

Yes. You may appeal to the Ministry of Employment, and Social Affairs within a period of 7 working days from the date of the decision. An employer who fails to appeal within the specified time frame loses the right to appeal.

Employers are advised that the timeframe to submit another application once the appeal process is over is 6 months and above.

Details

  • The applicant should liaise with the Immigration Authority for issuance of the Gainful Occupation Permit (G.O.P.). A non-Seychellois should not be engaged in any employment other than for the post and with the Employer/Applicant as approved.

 

  • After one month of employing the non-Seychellois, the applicant should submit one original and three copies of the contract of employment to the Ministry of Employment, and Social Affairs for attestation, together with a copy of the G.O.P issued by the Immigration Authority, plus an attestation fee of SR750.00 per person.

 

NOTE: An employer who employs a non-Seychellois worker without ensuring that the contract of employment, which must be a fixed term contract, is attested by the Ministry of Employment, and Social Affairs or without ensuring that the worker ceases to be in the employment of the employer, unless the contract is, subject to the procedure of employing a non-Seychellois worker, extended or renewed, is guilty of an offence under Section 76(2) (a) of the Employment Act 1995 and liable to fine of SR 20, 000 under Section 77(1).

Details

The applicant shall be notified of the decision in a minimum period of 3 working days and a maximum period of 9 working days, provided that all the above requirements are met.

 
Details

Employment Statistics September 2024

Employment  Statistics 
  
September 2024 
  
PEA's Total registered Jobseekers (August)133
Total Registered  My First Job Graduates0
Employment Services Total registered Jobseekers( August)1623
No. of registered youth Jobseekers (15-30) (PEA's) (August)83
No. of registered youth Jobseekers (15-24) (PEA's) (August)77
No. of registered youth Jobseekers (15-30) (Employment Services)914
No. of registered youth Jobseekers (15-24) (Employment Services)681
PEA's Total Job placement (August)63
Total Graduates Placement (My First Job) (September)496
Employment Services Total Job placement( August)917
PEA's Total registered vacancies (August)273
Employment Services Total registered vacancies2036
Certificate of Entitlement Total registered vacancies960
Total occupational accidents(August)46
Total workers made redundant (August)109
Total registered grievance cases275
  
Sources: MESA, Private Employment Agencies