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Payroll in Ghana
Payroll in Ghana runs in GHS on a monthly payroll cycle is standard practice. cycle, with statutory employer contributions and no statutory 13th-month payment, though many employers pay discretionary end-of-year bonuses.. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
GHS, Ghanaian cedi
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll cycle is standard practice.
Working week
Standard working hours are 8 hours/day and 40 hours/week under the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651), with overtime paid at a premium set by agreement.
Minimum wage
The National Daily Minimum Wage was increased to GHS 18.15 per day effective 1 January 2024 [1](https://wageindicator.org/work/minimum-wage/updates/2024/minimum-wage-updated-in-ghana-from-01-january-2024-january-01-2024/).
13th-month
No statutory 13th-month payment, though many employers pay discretionary end-of-year bonuses.
Employer cost
Employers contribute 13% of gross salary to SSNIT (social security), with employees contributing 5.5%, within maximum/minimum insurable earnings bands set annually [2](https://www.ssnit.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Public-Notice-print.pdf).
Probation
Probation periods are commonly up to 6-12 months by agreement, with no strict statutory cap under the Act though reasonableness is required.
Notice period
Notice periods depend on the pay period (e.g., 2 weeks to 1 month); severance pay applies for redundancy under Labour Act provisions.
Two ways to run payroll in Ghana
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Ghana. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Western Africa time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Ghana? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in typically 1–3 weeks via eor, no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Ghana
- Employment model: EOR vs. contractor vs. local entity for Ghana
- Mandatory benefits, social contributions and any 13th-month obligation
- Termination rules, statutory notice and severance exposure
- Contractor misclassification risk and how local law defines employment
- Currency (GHS), payroll cycle and English-language contract requirements
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