
Kenya Overtime and Working Hours in 2026: Employment Act 2007 + Regulation of Wages
Master Kenya overtime rules under the Employment Act 2007. Learn legal working hours, overtime payment rates, and compliance requirements for 2026.
Practical guides on payroll, HR and accounting for African SMEs — PAYE, NHF, NSITF, leave, hiring and the rest.

Master Kenya overtime rules under the Employment Act 2007. Learn legal working hours, overtime payment rates, and compliance requirements for 2026.

Kenya employers in 2025 navigate three changed statutory deductions: NSSF court reform, the new Housing Levy, and SHA replacing NHIF. A clear employer guide.

How Kenya's April 2024 Employment Act revision changes annual, maternity, paternity, and sick leave obligations — with a compliance checklist for SME employers.

A practical 2026 guide to payroll software Kenya SMEs can actually run — covering PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, the Housing Levy, NITA, and what to demand from any vendor.

Complete 2026 Kenya payroll guide for SME owners — PAYE bands, February 2026 NSSF Tier II update (new KES 108,000 ceiling), SHIF at 2.75%, Affordable Housing Levy, and a worked example for KES 50,000/month.

How Kenyan employers calculate redundancy, severance, and gratuity in 2026 — Section 40, the 15-day formula, the KES 600k tax cap, and Finance Act 2025 changes.

From 1 October 2024 the Social Health Authority replaced NHIF in Kenya. A 2026 employer guide to SHA rates, base, remittance, registration, and the Affordable Housing Levy that runs alongside it.

Step-by-step PAYE walkthrough for Kenyan payroll — 2024 bracket changes, personal relief, SHA, NSSF, and the Affordable Housing Levy that reshape the payslip.
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