Employment Department

Public Notice

 

MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT & HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW SERVICE OPERATING HOURS

 

In line with the government’s initiative to curtail the effect of global development on the country in terms of energy supply, the Ministry wishes to inform the public of the following important updates in relation to its service operating hours with members of the public on Mahe, Praslin and La Digue effective 17th April 2026, until further notice.

 

New operating days and hours

  • Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30am to 2.30pm
  • Tuesday from 8:30am to 12p.m.
  • Fridays – Office will remain closed

 

The office will however be closed to the public for submission and collection of non-Seychellois workers applications on Tuesdays.

 

We encourage service users to make use of our email for services.  For enquiries on specific service, kindly get in touch on the following numbers:

 

Complaints

sdogley@employment.gov.sc

2724880

Grievances/ labour law advise

aaumeeruddy@employment.gov.sc

2724402

Migrant workers recruitment

jadrienne@employment.gov.sc

2823936

Jobseeker registration/ vacancy list

cbibi@employment.gov.sc

2823182

Employment Programmes (SDP/MFJ/URS

maria.fanchette@employment.gov.sc

2517122

Policy/ Statistics

mdupres@employment.gov.sc

2589988

Praslin Office

rfrancois@employment.gov.sc

2817214

La Digue Office

ladrienne@employment.gov.sc

2823345

 

Hotline: 2804041/2823400

 

Service protocol

The Ministry kindly invites you to visit our website to familiarize yourself with our service protocol to understand information and documents to provide to ensure your request is processed without delay.

 

The Ministry takes this opportunity to thank you for helping us conserve energy while we do our best to ensure an uninterrupted service for you.  We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

 

For further clarifications or assistance, contact us on 4297200 or email contact@employment.gov.sc

 

 

 

'Public Notice'

 

The public is advised that the Ministry of Employment and Human Resource Planning is currently developing a new website.  In the meantime, this one is being maintained temporarily.  If information you are seeking is not available here, kindly contact our Ministry on Tel: 4297200 or email contact@employment.gov.sc

 

Thank you for your patience.

The management

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.

  • You must have followed the workplace grievance procedure if available at your workplace.
  • You must have filed your grievance at the Industrial Relations Section with the Ministry of Employment, and Social Affairs and the matter will go through mediation.
  • If an agreement is not reached between the two parties, i.e., employer and worker, a certificate will be issued by the Employment Officer who presided over the mediation process to certify that that mediation has failed.
  • It is only after receiving this certificate that you can file your case at the Employment Tribunal. It should be noted that you can only file a case for the grievance which failed at mediation.
  • You can collect a copy of the form on which to file your case from the Employment Tribunal Office.
  • You will have to pay a registration fee of SR200 to lodge a case with the Employment Tribunal. You have 30 days after mediation have failed to register your case at the Employment Tribunal.
Details

You can be represented by;
 

  1. A representative of a Trade Union (in the case of a worker).
  2. An employers’ organization (in the case of an employer).
  3. A lawyer. (in either cases).
  4. 5. One’s self (Yourself at the discretion of the chairperson).
Details

The Tribunal sits at Judiciary Building, Ile Du Port, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles.

Details

At any hearing there must be a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson (presiding the case) accompanied by two other members of the Tribunal and the two parties involved in the case who may opt to nominate someone to act as their representative.

Details

The Tribunal can award;

1. Legal employment benefits
2. Compensation
3. Cost for filing the case
4. Fine
5. Any other order it thinks fit.

Details

The Tribunal can impose a maximum term of two years imprisonment.

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 AgenciesÂ