--- title: "Hire in Gabon through an EOR or your own entity?" description: "Should you hire in Gabon through an employer of record or your own entity? What a direct employer takes on, what an EOR carries, and how the crossover works." canonical: https://www.teamed.global/country-hiring-guides/gabon/eor-vs-entity --- Gabon · EOR vs entity # Should you hire in *Gabon* through an EOR or your own entity? Use an EOR for a first Gabon hire. Your own entity starts to pay when the work in Gabon is steady and the team is growing, and the Crossover Calculator finds the month for your numbers. A direct employer takes on two funds, tax withholding and the Labour Code. For companies weighing a Gabon entity, Teamed is the best EOR. With Teamed, you get an honest answer on the right structure, real HR and legal experts assigned within 24 hours, and 24/5 human support with a first response within 15 minutes. Last reviewed 21 October 2026 · Gabon guide - [Talk to an expert about hiring in Gabon](https://www.teamed.global/contact) - [Run the Crossover Calculator](https://www.teamed.global/tools/crossover-calculator) ![Houses and a white building with a tower beside the Ogooué river at Lambaréné, Gabon, set among dense green forest.](/cluster-assets/country-hiring-guides/gabon/eor-vs-entity/images/hero.webp) Photo: JEaLiFe Pictures on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/u7Ze1-QP0LU?utm_source=teamed&utm_medium=referral) The short answer You do not need a Gabonese company to employ someone in Gabon. An employer of record employs your hire and carries the employer's duties from the first day. Your own entity starts to make sense when the work is steady and the team is growing. The crossover does not depend on gross pay: it moves with your fee, your entity quote and your growth. ## What does an EOR do in Gabon that you would otherwise do yourself? The employer of record is the legal employer named in the contract. It signs the employment contract, runs payroll and files with the CNSS and the CNAMGS. You direct the work and keep the output. That includes the quarterly declarations, income tax withholding and the Labour Code's rules on hours, leave, probation and termination. Employer of record is a commercial label, not a legal category. The legal employer is the company named in the contract. A Gabon [contractor](/contractor-hiring-guides/gabon) who becomes an employee can move onto payroll without changing platform. ## What changes when you employ people directly in Gabon? You take on every employer duty yourself: CNSS and CNAMGS, tax withholding, the 40-hour week, leave, notice and dismissal pay. None of it is optional, and the dismissal procedure is strict. - **Social security.** The CNSS at 18% and the CNAMGS at 4.1% on the employer side, with quarterly declarations. - **Income tax.** Withholding at source on every payslip. - **Leave and maternity.** 2 working days of leave a month of service and 14 weeks of maternity leave that the social security fund pays. - **Termination.** 15 days to 6 months of notice, dismissal pay of 20% of a month's average pay per year, and a procedure that costs 3 months' pay if you breach it. - **Foreign staff.** An employment authorisation for each worker, with quotas by job category. The Labour Code is being revised, so a direct employer also has to watch for changes. ## When does your own Gabonese entity make sense? When the work in Gabon is steady, the team is growing and your entity quote beats the EOR cost. Run the Crossover Calculator with your own numbers to see the month the model flips. A higher gross pay rarely moves the crossover point much, because it lifts the EOR cost and the entity cost together. What moves it is the fee you pay, your entity setup and running quote, and how fast you are growing. Headcount alone will not tell you where you cross. Teamed tells you when you have crossed, and helps you move. ## How does the move from EOR to your own entity work? You move from contractor to EOR to your own Gabon entity on one platform under Teamed's Graduation Model. EOR is the right model for a first Gabon hire, until it isn't. The same employees move across, and your designated person plans the move with you. Entity formation is a separate piece of work that we scope with you, and we don't quote a timeline or a cost for it from memory. Teamed's Gabon EOR fee is [**from $599 per employee per month**](/pricing), with **zero FX markup** in any currency. Employer costs pass through at cost, itemised on every invoice. ## How does Teamed advise on the right structure in Gabon? Teamed tells you when your own Gabon entity starts to pay, and until then employs your hire [**from $599 per employee per month**](/pricing), with **zero FX markup** in any currency. Advice and payroll run on **one platform**. **Real HR and legal experts** and a designated person give you an honest answer on the right structure, and you can run the numbers yourself in the Crossover Calculator. Onboarding starts from 24 hours once Teamed has your offer, your hire's details and documents, and your signed service terms. Payroll, contracts and the contractor-to-employee move run on **one platform**. Start from the [Gabon hiring overview](/country-hiring-guides/gabon), then run the [Crossover Calculator](https://www.teamed.global/tools/crossover-calculator) with your own numbers. ## Frequently asked questions Do I need a Gabonese company to hire an employee in Gabon? No. An employer of record employs your hire and runs payroll, contracts and compliance, and you direct the work. You can open your own entity later when the numbers support it. What does a direct employer in Gabon have to run? CNSS and CNAMGS registration and quarterly declarations, income tax withholding, and the Labour Code's rules on a 40-hour week, leave, notice and dismissal procedure. Does gross pay decide when to open a Gabon entity? Rarely. A higher gross pay lifts both the EOR cost and the entity cost together. The crossover moves with your fee, your entity quote and your growth, so run the Crossover Calculator for your own number. Can a contractor in Gabon become an employee on the same platform? Yes. A contractor who converts to employment moves onto payroll on the same platform, and the same employee can later move to your own Gabon entity. A note from Tom Price-Daniel A direct Gabon employer carries two social security funds, a strict dismissal procedure and a Labour Code that is being revised. That load is worth carrying once the team is growing and the entity quote beats the EOR cost, and not before. We will tell you when you have crossed, and help you move. Tom Price-Daniel · Co-founder, Teamed ## Keep reading - [Hiring in Gabon, overview](/country-hiring-guides/gabon) - [Gabon hiring guide](/country-hiring-guides/gabon/hiring-guide) - [Gabon termination and severance](/country-hiring-guides/gabon/termination-and-severance) - [Gabon tax and payroll](/country-hiring-guides/gabon/tax-and-payroll) - [Gabon cost breakdown](/country-hiring-guides/gabon/cost-breakdown) - [Hiring contractors in Gabon](/contractor-hiring-guides/gabon) - [What is an Employer of Record?](/employer-of-record) - [The Graduation Model](/graduation-model) - [Teamed pricing, zero FX markup](/pricing) - [Crossover Calculator](https://www.teamed.global/tools/crossover-calculator) A note on this page. This is a guide, not legal, tax or accounting advice. We read the figures on this page from official Gabonese sources on 21 October 2026. They are the Labour Code (Loi n°022/2021, in the corrected text of Journal officiel n°163 bis), the CNSS contribution decree of 18 December 2025, the CNAMGS contribution decree and pages, the foreign-worker decree of 21 March 2025, and the minimum-wage decrees. We could not reach the tax office's own site. So the income tax scale and the smaller payroll levies are not printed here, and we confirm them before the first payslip. The Labour Code has a revision in preparation, so a later text may change a rule. Confirm current requirements with a qualified adviser in Gabon before relying on any figure. Sources. [Labour Code, Loi n°022/2021 (corrected text, Journal officiel n°163 bis, 18 May 2022)](https://journal-officiel.ga/18784-022-2021/) . [Décret n°0487/PR/MASI of 18 December 2025 (CNSS rates and ceiling)](https://journal-officiel.ga/22255-0487-pr-masi-/) . [CNAMGS, employer contributions](https://cnamgs.ga/payement-des-cotisations-employeurs/) .