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.

a) Ceasing to operate, in whole or part , a business, otherwise than as provided under section 50 of the Employment Act.

 

 

 

 

b) Temporarily suspending, in whole or part, the operation of a business for any reason specified in section 48 (1) of the employment Act.

 

 

 

 

c) Reconstructing the operation of a business for the  purpose of facilitating improvement in the business by which greater efficiency and economy can be effected, or

 

 

 

 

d) Introducing new technology in a business

 

1) Application to make 1-5 workers redundant, a fee of SCR 300.00

 

 

 

 

2) Application to make 6-20 workers redundant, a fee of SCR 700.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

3) Application to make 21-50 workers redundant, a fee of SCR 800.00

 

 

 

 

 

4) Application to make 51 and above workers redundant, a fee of SCR 1000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 It remains the obligation of the Employer to ensure the lawful process of the redundancy is followed and a worker may request clarification from his/her employer when not sure.

 

SCR 38.27 for every hour of service from 1st January 2020 (S. I. 55 of 2007 as last amended by S.I. 62 of 2019).

SCR 44.10 for every hour of service from 1st January 2020 (S. I. 55 of 2007 as last amended by S.I. 62 of 2019).

Salary per year × number of days entitled ÷ number of days per year (Regulation 9 of S.I 34 of 1991, as amended by S.I 3 of 2000).

Annual salary ÷ 52 weeks ÷ number of hours work per week (Regulation 24 (1) of S.I 34 of 1991)

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