São Tomé and Príncipe employment facts
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These are the 7 statutory values we hold for São Tomé and Príncipe in Global Employment Facts (Employ Borderless), 0 of them read from a statute or the government that administers it. Each row names the page it came from, the date the figure took effect and the date a person last checked it. They are legal minimums, not what employers in São Tomé and Príncipe actually offer, and they are what our three published indexes score São Tomé and Príncipe on.
Robbin Schuchmann
Co-founder, Employ Borderless
What the law requires in São Tomé and Príncipe
ST| Field | Value | Unit | Tier | Source | Effective | Verified | Caveats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National public holidayspublic_holidays | 8 | days a year | Calendar | nager | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-02 | - |
| Statutory notice periodnotice_weeks | 4.3 | weeks | Official | World Bank Employing Workers | 2019-05-01 | 2026-06-22 | - |
| Statutory severanceseverance_weeks | 26 | weeks | Official | World Bank Employing Workers | 2019-05-01 | 2026-06-22 | - |
| Employer social contributionsemployer_ssc_rate | 6 | % of gross pay | Official | ISSA country profiles | 2024-01-01 | 2026-06-20 | - |
| Employee social contributionsemployee_ssc_rate | 4 | % of gross pay | Official | ISSA country profiles | 2024-01-01 | 2026-06-20 | - |
| Statutory maternity leavematernity_leave_weeks | 12.9 | weeks | Official | world_bank_wbl | 2026-02-23 | - | - |
| Statutory paternity leavepaternity_leave_weeks | 0 | weeks | Official | world_bank_wbl | 2026-02-23 | - | - |
Where a field is missing from this table, we hold no sourced value for São Tomé and Príncipe and publish the gap rather than filling it. Where a statute and a compilation disagree, the statute wins.
Source tiers on this page: Calendar is open holiday calendar · Official is official multilateral compilation.
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Schuchmann, R. (2026). Global Employment Facts (Employ Borderless) [Data set]. Employ Borderless. https://employborderless.com/hiring-intelligence/global-employment-facts/
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