AI-assisted research summary: This Act amends the Employment Act to adjust rules on thirteenth month pay, repeal section 46D, and update related references.
[15th December 2025] Employment (Amendment) Act 332 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE ACT EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025 (Act 19 of 2025) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS 1. Short title 2. Amendment of section 46C of the Employment Act (Cap.69) 3. Repeal of section 46D 4. Amendment of section 76 [15th December 2025] Employment (Amendment) Act 333 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE ACT EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025 (Act 19 of 2025) I assent 12th December, 2025 AN ACT TO AMEND THE EMPLOYMENT ACT (CAP. 69) ENACTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Employment (Amendment) Act, 2025. [15th December 2025] Employment (Amendment) Act 334 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE ACT Amendment of section 46C of the Employment Act (Cap.69) 2. The Employment Act (Cap. 69) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal Act”) is amended in section 46C as follows — (a) in subsection (1), by repealing the words “and section 46 D”; (b) by repealing subsection (7) and therefor substituting the following subsection — “(7) A worker receiving less than the prescribed salary and who is in employment with an employer in the course of the corresponding year and who ceases his or her employment prior to 31st December of the corresponding year, shall be paid a thirteenth month pay in proportion to the period of service, inclusive of the probationary period, where applicable, upon cessation of employment unless — (a) the worker was on probation and the worker terminated his or her employment during the probationary period; (b) the worker was on probation and his or her employment was terminated on grounds of unsatisfactory performance; (c) the worker’s employment was terminated on the grounds of a serious disciplinary offence.”; (c) by inserting after subsection (10), the following subsections — “(11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, — (a) an employer may pay thirteenth month pay to his or her Seychellois worker whose monthly salary is less than the prescribed salary and who does not qualify for a thirteenth month pay under this Act; (b) an employer may pay thirteenth month pay to his or her Seychellois worker whose monthly salary is in excess of the prescribed salary; and if the thirteenth month pay so paid under this paragraph is in excess of the prescribed salary, the amount in excess of the prescribed salary shall not be an exempt emolument under the Income Tax and Non-Monetary Benefits Act (Cap. 273). (12) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (11), the thirteenth month pay paid under this section shall be an exempt emolument under the Income Tax and Non-Monetary Benefits Act (Cap. 273).”. [15th December 2025] Employment (Amendment) Act 335 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE ACT Repeal of section 46D 3. Section 46D of the principal Act is repealed. Amendment of section 76 4. Section 76 of the principal Act is amended in paragraph (dd) by repealing after the figures and letter “46C”, the words, figures and letter “or section 46D”. I certify that this is a correct copy of the Bill which was passed by the National Assembly on 9th December, 2025. Mrs. Tania Isaac Clerk to the National Assembly