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08 February 2016

Botswana's Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs ceases to issue unqualified emergency work permits

As a result of the abuse of the Emergency Work Permits (EWP) regime, Botswana's Ministry of Labour has introduced stringent new requirements for the application of EWPs. Unqualified EWPs will no longer be issued without proof of an emergency being provided as justification for the permit. The word "emergency" is defined by the ministry in a recent release as "a sudden, unexpected, or an impending situation that may cause injury, loss of life, damage to property and/or interference with the normal activities of a person or firm and which, therefore, requires immediate attention and remedial action."

A Tax Alert prepared by Ernst & Young's Human Capital Group, and attached below, provides additional details.

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