New Caledonia is an overseas French collectivity in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, some 1,210 kilometers (750 miles) east of Australia, and 17,000 kilometers (11,000 miles) from Metropolitan France. The archipelago contains the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few distant islands. It is part of the Melanesia subregion. Chesterfield Islands are located in the Coral Sea. The French, particularly the inhabitants, refer to Grande Terre as "Le Caillou" ("the pebble").
New Caledonia is split into three provinces and has a total land area of 18,576 km2 (7,172 sq mi). The North and South Provinces are on the mainland of New Caledonia, while the Loyalty Islands Province is a group of islands off the coast. New Caledonia's population of 271,407 (October 2019 census) is of diverse origins and varies by geography; the indigenous Kanak people predominate in the North and Loyalty Islands Provinces, whereas the wealthy South Province contains significant populations of European (Caldoches and Metropolitan French), Kanak, and Polynesian (mostly Wallisian) origin, as well as smaller groups of Southeast Asian, Pied-Noir, and North African heritage. Nouméa is the capital of New Caledonia.
The general minimum wage for agricultural workers in New Caledonia is set at 787 CFP Francs per hour which translates to 133,086 CFP Francs a month. For non-agricultural workers the minimum wage is set at 926 CFP Francs which would translate to 156,568 CFP Francs.
Healthcare is the most important benefit to people. The government's support for healthcare via the social security system is insufficient, particularly for optical and dental care. This is why employees value the additional coverage provided by their employer. When asked to rank three other common benefits in order of importance, the average employee will most likely say Disability, Death, and Retirement.
Employee benefits that are mandatory include old-age pension, elderly solidarity allowance, long-term disability pension, short-term disability pension, spouse's pension, death grant, and workers compensation. Supplemental employee benefits include retirement and death benefits, short-term and long-term disability insurance, medical insurance, workers' compensation, retirement, and career termination indemnities. Parental leave and profit sharing are among the benefits available.
Companies in the New Caledonia are imposed a corporate income tax rate of 30 percent.
Individuals in the New Caledonia are imposed with a personal income tax rate that ranges from 0 percent to 40 percent. The rates are lower for income earned locally by non-residents whose highest rate is set at 25 percent. The actual percentage varies depending on the income bracket the taxable person belongs to.
New Caledonia does not impose a value-added tax (VAT) or a goods and sales tax.
All visitors to New Caledonia above the age of 11, regardless of country, must hold a New Caledonia Travel Certificate.
This health declaration DOES NOT SERVE AS A VISA REPLACEMENT. If your nation's inhabitants need a visa, immigration will request one when you enter the country. Keep in mind that certain nationalities will need the use of a paper visa. If this is the case, we recommend contacting an embassy.
To pass the Health Authorities' health check, you must exhibit the deliverable that we will provide you at the airport.
It is strongly advised that you preserve a paper copy of your deliverable as well as an electronic one (on a smartphone or tablet).
In France, employment contracts are typically for an indeterminate period of time, while there are a variety of alternative forms that are employed in special circumstances. must be written and Several forms of employment contracts, particularly fixed-term contracts, must always be in writing, and although a written contract is not always needed, it is nearly always advised. All written contracts should be in French, and any employee who does not speak French should be provided with a copy in their native language. There is no standard form for an indefinite duration contract since it is not particularly needed to be in writing, but it must contain certain terms and conditions.
A probation term must be indicated in the employment contract if the employee will be subject to one. Different regulations governing probationary periods may be included in collective bargaining agreements.
While indefinite-term contracts are the most common and favored kind of contract, employers may also use fixed-term contracts, part-time contracts, temporary contracts, or apprenticeship contracts as necessary, or follow a collective bargaining agreement.
Contracts for a certain period of time must always be in writing.
There is no set length for assignments. This is usually indicated in the employment contract for fixed-term employments.
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